Wilkinson v. West Virginia Office Insurance Commission

Llewellyn M. Wilkinson, the appellant and claimant below (hereinafter “claimant”), appeals a final order of the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review (hereinafter “BOR”) dated August 21, 2006. In that order, the BOR affirmed a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Office of Judges (hereinafter “OOJ”) denying the compensability of the claimant’s psychiatric condition. In this appeal, the claimant contends that she has major depression and a pain disorder as a result of the injury she suffered on April 11, 1997, and therefore, her psychiatric condition should be held compensable.

This Court has…