Court Upholds Worker's 14% PPD Award

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a worker’s 14% permanent partial disability award. Case: West Virginia Division of Highways v. Gauvin, No. 26-ICA-10, 06/02/2026, published. Facts: Rodney Gauvin worked for the West Virginia Division of Highways. After he suffered an on-the-job injury in June 2022, a claims administrator for the division’s insurance carrier accepted liability for a biceps strain, neck tendon strain, arm strain, bicipital tendonitis and superior glenoid labrum lesion. In December 2022, the claims administrator authorized a request by Dr. ...