West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a truck driver’s claim for benefits for occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case: Wood v. Jane Lee Enterprises Inc., No. 26-ICA-74, 09/25/2026, published.
Facts: James Wood filed a claim for benefits for occupational pneumoconiosis in September 2024. He alleged that he had worked as a truck driver for 35 years and that he had worked as a truck driver for Jane Lee Enterprises Inc. until 2024.
Wood underwent pulmonary function testing, which demonstrated moderate obstruction. An X-ray revealed no parenchymal or pleur...
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