VDO Yazaki Co. v. Snyder

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

VDO Yazaki Company (“employer”) appeals the commission’s award of benefits to Robin S. Snyder (“claimant”). Claimant was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, and the commission concluded that her condition qualified as an occupational disease. Employer argues that the commission applied an improper definition of disease and failed to follow Merillat Industries v. Parks, 246 Va. 429, 436 S.E.2d 600 (1993). We disagree and affirm the commission’s award.

Claimant operated an electronic screwdriver on employer’s assembly line from May 1993 to February 1994. Her job involved…