West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case: Lucey v. Murray American Energy Inc., No. 24-ICA-102, 10/01/2024, published.
Facts: Mark Lucey worked in the coal industry for more than 38 years. His last employer was Murray American Energy Inc.
Dr. Melvin Saludes diagnosed Lucey with occupational pneumoconiosis in June 2013.
The Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board issued a report in January 2017 concluding that there was sufficient evi...
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