Split Supreme Court Says Nurse Can't Reopen Claim for Back Injury

A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a nurse was not entitled to reopen her claim for a back injury, since she failed to prove a progression or aggravation of her compensable injury to justify an award of additional permanent disability compensation. Case: Booth v. West Virginia United Health Systems, No. 17-1140, 05/07/2018, published. Facts: Betty Booth worked as a registered nurse for West Virginia United Health Systems. In September 2008, she reported pain in her lower back after she bent over to start an intravenous line. An X-ray taken five days later revealed mild endplate...