The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a coal miner’s shoulder injury over the amount issued by his employer’s carrier.
Case: Alliance Coal LLC v. Chuck, No. 21-1021, 09/14/2023, published.
Facts: William Chuck worked for Alliance Coal LLC as a miner. He injured his right shoulder at work in December 2018. The injury was held compensable as a right shoulder sprain.
In January 2019, Chuck underwent three independent medical evaluations to determine the amount of whole-person impairment from his injury.
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