Legal Opinion

Helen White v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 23, 2015No. 14-AA-695Published

1Opinion of the Court

McLEESE, Associate Judge:

Petitioner Helen White seeks review of an order denying her workers’ compensation benefits. The Compensation Review Board (CRB) concluded that Ms. White was not entitled to compensation for proposed medical treatments, because Ms. White could not show that the proposed treatments were reasonable and necessary. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I

The following facts are undisputed in this court. Ms. White worked as a bus operator for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for twenty years. She injured her neck and lower back in a work-related…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Georgetown University Hospital v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. Washington Times v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. Mirna Placido v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Compass Group USA, Inc. and Gallagher Bassett ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. Washington Hospital Center v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. Butler-Truesdale v. AIMCO Properties, LLCDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008

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