Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Nurse's Disc Herniation Wasn't From Compensable Back Injury

The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a nurse failed to prove her disc herniation was a result of a compensable back injury. Case: Johnston v. Wheeling Hospital Inc., No. 21-0308, 09/19/2022, published. Facts: Gretchen Johnston worked for Wheeling Hospital Inc. as a registered nurse. She injured her back in February 2019 while assisting a patient. Johnston had previously suffered a lumbar sprain in 2016 and in 2019. The 2019 injury was treated as compensable. Chiropractor Thad Schrickel began seeing Johnston for issues involving her tailbone and migraines about a mont...