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In the Matter of the Compensation of Rinaldo F. Sinclair, Claimant. CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL, Petitioner, v. Rinaldo F. SINCLAIR, Respondent.

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 P.2d 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 P.2d 396 (1990), rev den 311 Or. 60 (1991).

Reversed and remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

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CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL v. SINCLAIR
(Mar 20, 1991)