A split West Virginia appellate court found that the Board of Review mischaracterized the evidence when denying a claimant's request for back surgery and temporary disability benefits while she recovered.
Case: Bischof v. Wood County Board of Education, No. 15-1242, 11/17/2016.
Facts and procedural: Gabriele M. Bischof injured her lower back in August 2010 while attempting to prevent a child from prematurely exiting the school bus she was driving for the Wood County Board of Education. After taking an MRI of her lumbar spine, Dr. Matthew Walker diagnosed Bischof with spondylolisthesis at...
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