Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Claim

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen her claim for temporary total disability benefits, additional medications and a referral to a rheumatologist. Case: Blevins v. Princeton Community Hospital Association, No. 23-614, 09/23/2024, published. Facts: Brenda G. Blevins worked for Princeton Community Hospital Association. In November 2016, she saw a physician assistant after being diagnosed with bronchitis. The physician assistant suspected that Blevins had underlying asthma and referred her to an allergy and asthma specialist. In December...