Legal Opinion
Henrico County Division of Fire v. Estate of Woody
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided December 3, 2002No. 1254024PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
AGEE, Judge.
The Henrico County Division of Fire (“the employer”) appeals a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission (“the commission”) awarding benefits to the statutory beneficiaries (“the claimants”) of William A. Woody (‘Woody”). The employer alleges the commission misapplied the legal precedent implementing the statutory presumption of Code § 65.2-402 in finding Woody’s respiratory disease was caused by his work as a firefighter and was thus a compensable occupational disease. We agree with the employer and reverse and remand the commission’s decision.
I. BACKGROUND
Woody served as…
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