SAIF CORP. v. CHRISTENSEN

Agency No. 92-15365; CA A82091.

882 P.2d 125 (1994)

130 Or. App. 346

In the Matter of the Compensation of Joyce A. Christensen, Claimant. SAIF CORPORATION and Sams Food Store, Petitioners, v. Joyce A. CHRISTENSEN, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Moller, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen.

Edward Harri, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Francesconi & Busch, P.C., Portland, and Floyd H. Shebley, Oregon City.

Before ROSSMAN, P.J., and De MUNIZ and LEESON, JJ.


ROSSMAN, Presiding Judge.

SAIF seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board holding that its procedural obligation to begin paying benefits for claimant's temporary total disability began November 11, 1991. The Board's determination is based on its conclusion that an insurer has an affirmative obligation, in the processing of an aggravation claim, to seek medical verification of a claimant's inability to work. We conclude that the Board erred in holding...

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