Court Partially Overturns Denial of Worker's Requests to Expand Claim

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals partially overturned the denial of a worker’s requests to expand his claim to include additional conditions and for referrals to a cardiologist, gastroenterologist and vascular surgeon. Case: O’Neal v. Eastern Materials LLC, No. 25-ICA-499, 08/27/2026, published. Facts: Ronnie O’Neal worked for Eastern Materials LLC. He was hospitalized with a left diabetic foot infection in May 2024 after reporting that he stepped on a piece of metal at work about three weeks prior, which punctured his foot. His claim was accepted a...