Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request to Expand Scope of Back Injury Claim

The Supreme Court of West Virginia unanimously ruled that a worker was not entitled to expand her claim for a back injury to include dorsalgia, unspecified backache and right sciatica. Case: Mills v. McDowell County Commission on Aging Inc., No. 20-0407, 09/22/2021, published. Facts: Malinda M. Mills worked for the McDowell County Commission on Aging Inc. as a personal care aide. She injured her back on April 8, 2016, while pulling a client on a bedsheet. She sought treatment from Dr. Dinkar Patel the same day, complaining of a backache and right leg numbness. Patel diagnosed backache, lumb...