McCaskey v. Patrick Henry Hospital

The claimant, Anita McCaskey, was a department head at Patrick Henry Hospital. She sustained a work-related back injury in January 1981. Her claim was accepted as compensable by the employer’s insurer, and McCaskey was awarded weekly benefits.

Compensation was suspended in August 1981, when the insurer filed an application with the Industrial Commission alleging a change in condition. Code § 65.1-99. The employer stated claimant was able to return to work. Overruling a deputy commissioner’s opinion, the full Commission agreed with the employer that the claimant had recovered sufficiently from…