The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a permanent partial disability award to an injured construction worker with a history of back and neck issues.
Case: Shepherd v. Cornerstone Interiors Inc., No. 21-0407, 09/19/2022, published.
Facts: Larry Shepherd worked as a drywall finisher for Cornerstone Interiors Inc. He injured his lower back and neck in a fall at work in August 2016.
A lumbar X-ray performed the day of the accident showed multilevel degenerative arthritis but no acute injury. A cervical X-ray showed multilevel degenerative disc disease and hypertrophy with neural fo...
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