Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC & Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Company v. Dewey J. McCoy

OPINION BY JUDGE MARLA GRAFF DECKER

*346 Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC, and its insurer (collectively the employer) appeal the Workers' Compensation *347 Commission's award of disability benefits to Dewey McCoy (the claimant). The employer argues that the Commission erred by approving the claimant's request for permanent disability benefits even though he did not present evidence establishing sufficient pulmonary function loss as required by Code § 65.2-504. The medical documents submitted by the claimant demonstrate that loss according to approved medical tests and standards as required by the…