Worker Gets Award Despite Accusation of 'Symptom Magnification'

The Tennessee Supreme Court’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld an award of benefits to an Amazon employee despite her decision to forego certain medical treatments and a doctor’s opinion that her issues were a product of “symptom magnification.” Case: Boutros v. Amazon.com DEDC LLC, No. M2020-00455-SC-R3-WC, 04/08/2021, published. Facts: Nesreen Boutros worked for Amazon.com DEDC LLC as a package handler. She filed a workers’ compensation claim alleging she had suffered injuries to her neck, right shoulder and right arm in April 2015...