Worker Fails to Establish Causal Connection Between Injury, Need for Nerve Block Treatments

The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for nerve block treatments for an injured worker. Case: Cooper v. Lowe’s Home Centers Inc., No. 24-ICA-55, 07/30/2024, unpublished. Facts: Wanda Cooper worked for Lowe’s Home Centers Inc. She developed neck pain in November 2020 after reaching overhead to get an air compressor from a shelf. Cooper underwent a cervical X-ray, which revealed moderate to significant degenerative changes at C5-C6 and multilevel degenerative changes with some areas of bony foraminal stenosis. A right shoulder X-ray ...