Faced with a battle of experts, a Virginia appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a veteran firefighter suffering from heart disease, determining the assessment of the long-term treating physician was more persuasive than that of the independent medical examiner. Case: Woods v. Henrico (County of) Division of Fire, No. 1355-11-2, 02/14/2012, unpublished.Facts: David Woods began working as a firefighter for Henrico County in 1989. At that time, he underwent a pre-employment physical which revealed no heart problems or hypertension.In 2007, when Woods was in his early 50s, he experienc...
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