Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Social Worker's Claim for Eye Shingles

The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld the denial of a social worker’s claim seeking benefits for shingles of the eye. Case: Appeal of Palangas, No. 2024-0395, 06/24/2025, published. Facts: Jane Palangas was a social worker at Mount Carmel Nursing Home, a long-term care facility. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Carmel was closed to the public, and Palangas frequently served as the conduit between residents and their families when patients were in critical condition or in the process of dying. In June 2020, Palangas reported increased anxiety to her primary care doctor. She ascribed this...