Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request for Repayment of PPD Benefits

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for repayment of permanent partial disability benefits offset against overlapping permanent total disability benefits. Case: Beckelhimer v. Office of Insurance Commissioner, No. 21-0595, 04/05/2023, published. Facts: Woodrow Beckelhimer worked as a miner. In 2006, he received an award of workers’ compensation benefits for a permanent total disability with an onset date of Feb. 9, 1998. In 2009, a claims administrator for his former employer’s insurance carrier informed Beckelhimer's couns...