The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision to deny medical benefits and an additional compensable condition to a worker with a history of back issues before an on-the-job fall.
An electrician working for Brooks Run South Mining, identified in court documents by his initials M.H., suffered injuries in a fall in November 2019.
M.H. filed a workers’ compensation claim after his fall. His claim was held compensable for lower back and pelvic contusions.
M.H. had a history of low back problems before this fall. In 2014, he was diagnosed with compression arthralgia. In 2018, he was di...
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