Supreme Court Upholds Denial of School Aide's Request to Reopen Claim

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of an injured school aide’s request to reopen her claim. Case: Rhonda L. Maynor v. Raleigh County Board of Education, No. 22-0265, 01/25/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Rhonda L. Maynor worked as a school aide for the Raleigh County Board of Education. She injured her back in November 2016 when she bent over to wipe a child's face. At the time, Maynor already had a history of lower back pain. She had received treatment from Dr. Prakash Puranik for lower back pain in 2015, and 17 days before the alleged most-recent in...