Discrepancies, Delay in Reporting Sink Worker's Claim

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury based on discrepancies in the date of its alleged occurrence and his delay in reporting it to his employer. Case: Jenkins v. West Virginia University, No. 24-ICA-322, 03/24/2025, published. Facts: Keith Jenkins Jr. worked for West Virginia University as a laboratory instrumentation specialist. On Sept. 1, 2022, Jenkins underwent an ultrasound for left-sided upper-abdominal pain that had been ongoing for six weeks. Except for mild hepatic steatosis and a limited evaluation of the pancrea...