Board Errs in Finding Worker Not Entitled to More Benefits for Second Amputation

The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review erred in finding that a worker who lost part of his leg was not entitled to any additional permanent partial disability after another portion of his leg was amputated. Case: Dixon v. Fairfax Mining Co. Inc., No. 23-ICA-567, 07/30/2024, unpublished. Facts: Mark Dixon worked for Fairfax Mining Co. He broke his right leg at work in December 2004, and doctors later amputated below the knee. Dixon returned to work, but he experienced pain at the end of his stump. Diagnostic testing rev...