The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of a coal miner's request to reopen his claim for a right knee injury after he underwent a knee replacement.
William Harding worked for Murray American Energy Inc. as a coal miner. He injured his right knee at work in February 2019.
Harding filed a workers’ compensation claim, which was held compensable for a right knee sprain. His claim for pain and a medial meniscus tear was denied as compensable diagnoses.
In March 2019, Harding underwent a magnetic resonance imaging scan, and Dr. Jeffrey Abbott diagnosed right knee ...
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