Great Northern Nekoosa Corp. v. Larry Wood

Opinion by

Judge ROSEMARIE ANNUNZIATA.

The appellants, Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation and Employers Insurance of Wausau, appeal the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission to award benefits to Larry L. Wood, pursuant to Code § 65.1-56(18), the statute in effect at the time of the accident, upon finding he is permanently unemployable in gainful employment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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BACKGROUND

On appeal, we review the evidence, together with all reasonable inferences that may be drawn, in the light most favorable to Wood, the party prevailing before the commission. Great…