Court Overturns PPD Award, Finds No Valid Impairment Rating

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured mine worker, finding that neither doctor who provided impairment ratings had performed valid evaluations. Case: Moore v. Ramaco Resources LLC, No. 24-ICA-45, 09/04/2024, unpublished. Facts: Christopher Moore worked for Ramaco Resources LLC as a roof bolter. On March 10, 2022, Moore was in the back seat of a mining car when it broke loose and struck another car behind it. Moore sought medical treatment, complaining of a headache, neck and back pain, right hip pain, a...