Case Name: In the Matter of the Compensation of Raymond P. Davidson, Claimant. DAVIDSON, Petitioner, v. SAIF CORPORATION et al, Respondents
Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 1986-02-26
Citations: 78 Or. App. 187
Docket Number: 83-10512; CA A34909
Parties: In the Matter of the Compensation of Raymond P. Davidson, Claimant. DAVIDSON, Petitioner, v. SAIF CORPORATION et al, Respondents.
Judges: Before Richardson, Presiding Judge, and Warden and Newman, Judges.
Reporter: Oregon Reports, Court of Appeals
Volume: 78
Pages: 187–188

Head Matter:
Argued and submitted September 5, 1985,
affirmed as modified February 26,
reconsideration allowed May 21, 1986
See 79 Or App 448, 719 P2d 75 (1986)
In the Matter of the Compensation of Raymond P. Davidson, Claimant. DAVIDSON, Petitioner, v. SAIF CORPORATION et al, Respondents.
(83-10512; CA A34909)
714 P2d 1117
Robert Wollheim, Portland, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Welch, Bruun and Green, Portland.
Darrell E. Bewley, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Attorney General, and James E. Mountain, Jr., Solicitor General, Salem.
Before Richardson, Presiding Judge, and Warden and Newman, Judges.
PER CURIAM

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
In this workers' compensation case involving a claim for aggravation, the issue is the extent of permanent disability. Claimant had previously been awarded permanent partial disability of 184 degrees for 57.5 percent unscheduled disability. He requested a hearing on the determination order which awarded him additional temporary total disability and temporary partial disability but no additional permanent disability. The referee awarded permanent total disability based on the "odd lot" doctrine. The Board reversed, concluding that claimant was not entitled to an increase in permanent disability, because his condition had not worsened since the last determination of permanent disability. ORS 656.273(1). On de novo review, we find that there has been a worsening; before the most recent surgery, it was not clear that claimant's abdominal weakness could not be permanently corrected but would continually progress to the left of the most recent surgical repair. We determine claimant to have 240 degrees unscheduled permanent partial disability. Hoag v. Duraflake, 37 Or App 103, 105, 585 P2d 1149, rev den 284 Or 521 (1978).
Modified to award claimant an additional 56 degrees unscheduled permanent partial disability for aggravation, for a total of 240 degrees; affirmed as modified.