Pre-existing Conditions Negate Presumption

By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 3, 2012

Tags: Judge James W. Haley Jr., Virginia Court of Appeals, Workers’ Comp

A delivery truck driver’s pre-existing conditions negate application of a presumption that his heart attack was work-related, the Court of Appeals says; the commission’s denial of dependent benefits is affirmed. Employee worked as mail delivery truck driver for a county school board. He drove an assigned van on a fixed route with about 40 daily stops. ...

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