COM./DEPT. OF STATE POLICE v. Haga

Opinion

WILLIS, J.

On appeal from an award by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission granting Danny Lee Haga compensation, the Virginia Department of State Police (VDSP) contends that the commission erred (1) in holding that a coronary artery spasm triggers the statutory presumption set forth in Code § 65.2-402(B), (2) in defining heart disease to include coronary artery spasm, and (3) in failing to find that factors unrelated to Haga’s employment caused his condition. Haga seeks an award of costs and attorney’s fees, contending that the issues on appeal have been well settled both in…