The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a longtime coal industry employee with a history of multiple work injuries.
Case: McDaniel v. ANR Inc., No. 21-1006, 09/14/2023, published.
Facts: Darrell McDaniel spent 41 years working in coal mines and suffered multiple work-related injuries.
In May 2019, McDaniel filed a permanent total disability application indicating that he had been awarded 63.37% in permanent partial disability benefits from his various occupational injuries and diseases.
His claim was referred to the Permanent Total Di...
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