Crouch v. West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commissioner

BROTHERTON, Justice:

The petitioner, Dana Crouch, appeals from the August 15, 1990, ruling of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, which affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Commissioner’s order of March 17, 1989, denying authorization for the purchase of a van specially equipped to accommodate a wheelchair. The petitioner, who is paralyzed, intends to use the van for transportation. Mr. Crouch requested that the Commissioner authorize either the purchase of the van or, in the alternative, the difference between the cost of the van and the cost of Mr. Crouch’s normal mode of transportation…