Unanimous Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Arm Injury

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding she failed to carry her burden of proving an aggravation of a noncompensable preexisting injury or a new discrete injury. Case: Samples v. Coastal Personnel, No. 21-0225, 10/18/2022, published. Facts: Crystal Samples worked for Coastal Personnel. She filed a report of injury in June 2019 alleging she had hurt her right arm at work. Nurse Practitioner Heather Conway completed the second half of the report, indicating she was unsure as to the etiology of the symptoms, but that Samples was clai...