Divided Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request to Reopen Claim for Additional PPD

A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to have his claim reopened for the consideration of additional permanent partial disability benefits for his compensable knee injury. Case: Atkins v. Beckley Raleigh YMCA, No. 20-0402, 10/26/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Craig Atkins worked for the Beckley Raleigh YMCA as a groundskeeper. He suffered injuries at work in May 2012 when he fell while painting. Doctors diagnosed him with a right knee sprain. X-rays showed mild narrowing of the joint spaces, and a magnetic resonance imaging scan show...