Beck v. James River Corp.

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order that upheld employer’s denial of claimant’s need for medical treatment. We reverse.

Claimant suffered a noncompensable left shoulder injury in 1983. In 1986, he compensably injured the same shoulder and received a permanent partial disability award for that injury. In 1991, claimant received a diagnostic EMG for treatment of an unrelated neck condition. The EMG procedure caused violent muscle contractions in the left shoulder and resulted in a need for medical treatment. Claimant sought payment for the medical treatment of the…