Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Addition of Mental Conditions to Worker's Claim

The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a decision to expand a worker’s claim to include her diagnoses of major depressive and generalized anxiety disorders. Case: Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. D.N., No. 21-0500, 01/23/2023, published. Facts: A worker, identified by only her initials in the West Virginia Supreme Court’s opinion, suffered injuries in February 2012 while working for Genesis Healthcare Corp. D.N. struck her head on a television stand while picking a bag of trash off the floor. D.N. had a history of migraine headaches and reported increased headac...