Split Supreme Court Says 'Bilateral Shoulders' Can't Be Added to Claim Without Diagnosis

A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to have “bilateral shoulders” added as a compensable component of her claim without a specific diagnosis. Case: Whitt v. US Trinity Energy Services LLC, No. 20-0732, 02/25/2022, published. Facts: Billie L. Whitt worked as a welder assistant for US Trinity Energy Services LLC. She filed a report of injury on May 18, 2019, indicating she had fallen at work, injuring her left ankle, back and left wrist. The physicians' section of the report was completed at Raleigh General Hospital. Treatment notes ...