Unanimous Supreme Court Upholds Impairment Rating for Worker With Shoulder Injury

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 7% impairment rating for a worker with an injury to his right shoulder. Case: Shepherd v. Cornerstone Interiors Inc., No. 21-0408, 10/18/2022, published. Facts: Larry Shepherd fell at work on Aug. 10, 2016, suffering injuries. A magnetic resonance imaging scan taken after the accident showed a full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus tendon, mild subscapularis tendinopathy with a partial tear, an interstitial delaminating tear of the infraspinatus myotendinous junction, mild to moderate biceps tendinopathy, and moderate acromioclavicular joint ar...