Fairfax County School Board v. Martin-Elberhi

KELSEY, Judge.

Amanda Martin-Elberhi received a total knee replacement as a result of a non-work-related medical condition. About a year later, she sustained an injury at work that aggravated her preexisting condition. Without differentiating her preexisting condition from the aggravation, the claimant’s treating physician gave her a 37% lower left extremity impairment rating. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission awarded permanent partial loss benefits solely on the basis of this opinion. We reverse and remand for further factfinding by the commission.

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On appeal, we view the “evidence…