H.J. Holz & Son, Inc. v. Dumas-Thayer

ELDER, Judge.

H.J. Holz & Son, Inc., and United Contractors of Virginia Group Self-Insurance Association (hereinafter collectively “employer”) appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission requiring employer to pay for chiropractic treatment rendered to former employee Mathilda Karren Dumas-Thayer (claimant) and to provide her with a panel from which to choose a new treating physician. We hold the record supports the commission’s conclusion that good reason existed under Code § 65.2-603(C) to hold employer financially responsible for claimant’s chiropractic treatment because…