Where the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission denied some of claimant’s medical claims because they were not caused by her compensable work accident, the record supports the commission’s determination. Background A six-pound metal tray fell from a seven-foot shelf and hit ...

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Where claimant fell down a stairway at work, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission properly determined that appellees correctly refused to authorize further medical treatment after her treating physician opined she did not need further orthopedic treatment and she did not ...

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Where employer sought to end claimant’s benefits award because he was discharged for just cause, employer is limited to arguing poor work performance because it did not include its fraud claim in the successive application for a hearing. Overview Chesterfield ...

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Where a medical care provider claimed it was entitled to more compensation for treating an injured worker, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly denied the provider’s motion to compel unredacted copies of underlying contracts providing access to medical care provider ...

Tagged with: Judge Glen A. Huff Virginia Court of Appeals Workers’ Comp

Where claimant’s employer required her to see a treating physician, who declared she was fit for work after suffering an employment-related injury, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly gave greater weight to a treating physician of her own choosing, who ...

Tagged with: Judge Mary Bennett Malveaux Virginia Court of Appeals Workers’ Comp

Where the evidence showed that an employee driving to a work assignment faced no greater risk than others on the highway, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission properly concluded that his injuries and eventual death resulting from a head-on crash did ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert J. Humphreys Virginia Court of Appeals Workers’ Comp

Where there was no written agreement between employer and claimant that he suffered a compensable injury, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly refused to impute a de facto benefits award. Further, the commission correctly concluded that the evidence showed that ...

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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly weighed competing medical experts’ opinions to conclude that claimant, who worked for a coal company, had pneumoconiosis, which entitled him to permanent disability benefits. Overview Employer challenges the commission’s determination that claimant suffered a ...

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Where a substitute teacher fell on her shoulder after tripping on uneven pavement at work, credible evidence supports the claimed injury date. The evidence further supports a finding by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission that her subsequent neck problems were ...

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Where a client referred to a residential at-risk youth program murdered a counselor, the circuit court correctly ruled that the exclusive remedy for the counselor’s estate was a workers’ compensation claim. The circuit court properly dismissed negligence and wrongful death ...

Tagged with: Justice D. Arthur Kelsey Supreme Court of Virginia Workers’ Comp