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WATKINS v. HALCO ENGINEERING, INC.

Record No. 820546.

300 S.E.2d 761 (1983)

Wesley WATKINS v. HALCO ENGINEERING, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Hunt Brasfield, Alexandria (Ashcraft & Gerel, Alexandria, on brief), for appellant.

Mary Louise Kramer, Richmond (Roger L. Williams, Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller, Richmond, on brief), for appellees.

Before CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, THOMPSON, STEPHENSON and RUSSELL, JJ.

COMPTON, Justice.

In this workmen's compensation case, the sole issue is whether the Industrial Commission properly refused to order the employer to pay for psychiatric services rendered the claimant following a back injury.

Appellant Wesley Watkins sustained injuries to his lower back in an industrial accident in January of 1979. He fell while working in Arlington as a welder for appellee Halco Engineering, Inc. The injury was accepted as compensable by the...

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