Deputy Sheriff Fails to Link Cervical Condition to Work Injury

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a deputy sheriff’s cervical stenosis was unrelated to his work injury. Case: Price v. Raleigh County Commission, No. 24-ICA-411, 04/29/2025, published. Facts: Matthew Price worked for Raleigh County as a deputy sheriff. He injured his left shoulder at work while trying to force open a door in March 2023. On the day of his injury, Price saw a nurse practitioner who noted that Price had pain in his shoulder, upper arm, neck and down to the left upper part of his back. An X-ray of the left shou...