Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Lung Transplant Referral, Medical Equipment

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of authorization for a lung transplant referral and medical equipment for a worker with a pulmonary disability. Case: Stover v. West Virginia Division of Highways, No. 24-418, 04/22/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: James Stover worked for the West Virginia Division of Highways. In February 2020, the Office of Judges granted Stover a 15% permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis. In November 2020, a claims administrator for the division’s insurance carrier granted Stover an additional 5% PPD award ...