# Benninger v. Weyerhaeuser Co.

> Court of Appeals of Oregon · August 24, 1988 · 92 Or. App. 709

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6936495

## Case

- **Full name:** In the Matter of the Compensation of John W. Benninger, BENNINGER v. WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of Oregon
- **Decided:** August 24, 1988
- **Citations:** 92 Or. App. 709; 759 P.2d 1142; 1988 Ore. App. LEXIS 1474
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Newman, Richardson, Riggs, Tempore
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

PER CURIAM
In this workers’ compensation case, we review for substantial evidence. Armstrong v. Asten-Hill Co., 90 Or App 200 , 752 P2d 312 (1988).
The referee held, on the basis of detailed findings of fact, that claimant’s lower back condition was compensable as a material worsening of a 1985 on-the-job injury. On de novo review, the Board reversed. The Board’s order is inadequate for judicial review. Although the order concludes that claimant’s condition is the result of an off-the-job injury, it contains inadequate findings or explanation to support that conclusion. “When the Board reverses, adequate judicial review requires specific findings in the Board’s opinion substantiating its contrary conclusion.” Johnston v. James River Corporation, 91 Or App 721 , 756 P2d 696 (1988).
Reversed and remanded for reconsideration.

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