Case Name: In the Matter of the Compensation of Rinaldo F. Sinclair, Claimant. CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL, Petitioner, v. Rinaldo F. SINCLAIR, Respondent
Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 1991-03-20
Citations: 106 Or. App. 423
Docket Number: 86-09427; CA A63843
Parties: In the Matter of the Compensation of Rinaldo F. Sinclair, Claimant. CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL, Petitioner, v. Rinaldo F. SINCLAIR, Respondent.
Judges: Before Buttler, Presiding Judge, and Rossman and De Muniz, Judges.
Reporter: Oregon Reports, Court of Appeals
Volume: 106
Pages: 423–424

Head Matter:
Argued and submitted February 8,
reversed and remanded for further proceedings March 20, 1991
In the Matter of the Compensation of Rinaldo F. Sinclair, Claimant. CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL, Petitioner, v. Rinaldo F. SINCLAIR, Respondent.
(86-09427; CA A63843)
807 P2d 345
Brian L. Pocock, Eugene, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner.
Karen M. Werner, Eugene, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Richard T. Kropp and Emmons, Kropp, Kryger, Alexander & Egan, Albany.
Before Buttler, Presiding Judge, and Rossman and De Muniz, Judges.
PER CURIAM

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
Employer petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board holding that claimant's condition has worsened since the last arrangement of compensation and that he is permanently and totally disabled as a result of a back injury that was superimposed on a compensable psychological condition.
Substantial evidence supports the Board's finding that it would be futile for claimant to seek work. However, the Board made no finding concerning claimant's willingness to work, and that is a prerequisite to entitlement to benefits for permanent and total disability. SAIF v. Stephen, 308 Or 41, 48, 774 P2d 1103 (1989).
Claimant correctly concedes that, in the event that he is determined on remand to be permanently and totally disabled, the Board should consider whether employer is entitled to an offset for permanent partial disability benefits paid before the effective date of the determination of permanent total disability. V. W. Johnson & Sons v. Johnson, 103 Or App 355, 797 P2d 396 (1990), rev den 311 Or 60 (1991).
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.