PAPEN v. WILLAMINA LUMBER CO.

90-12952; CA A74507.

859 P.2d 1166 (1993)

123 Or. App. 249

In the Matter of the Compensation of John Papen, Claimant. John PAPEN, Petitioner, v. WILLAMINA LUMBER COMPANY and Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Fields, Salem, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Law Office of Michael B. Dye, Salem.

James D. McVittie, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondents.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and DEITS and DURHAM, JJ.


DEITS, Judge.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board upholding a determination order that offset his preexisting hearing loss in its calculation of the permanent disability award. We affirm.

Claimant has worked continually in lumber mills since 1947, except for the time between 1949 and 1951 when he served in the military. He has a measurable and progressive hearing loss. Until 1980, claimant worked for Champion International...

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