Maintenance Worker Can't Add Conditions to Claim for Back Injury

A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a maintenance worker with a long history of back problems was not entitled to expand the scope of his claim to include additional conditions. Case: Webster v. West Virginia Memorial Gardens, No. 18-0201, 07/20/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Gerald Webster worked for West Virginia Memorial Gardens as a maintenance worker. He filed a report of injury in December 2015, claiming he had injured his back while at work. Webster underwent X-rays that revealed some accentuation of the lordosis, but Dr. Michael Ramsay opined t...