Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Claim, Receive Additional Treatment

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to reopen his claim or to receive additional benefits even though he received treatments and expanded the scope of his claim after he was assessed to be at maximum medical improvement. Case: Murphy v. ANCR Resources Inc., No. 24-ICA-153, 10/28/2024, published. Facts: Robert Murphy worked for ANCR Resources Inc. He filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting he had injured his back and left hip while at work in April 2021. A claims administrator for ANCR’s insurance carrier accepted liabili...