HOWELL METAL CO. v. ADAMS

Record No. 1992-00-3.

543 S.E.2d 629 (2001)

35 Va. App. 184

HOWELL METAL COMPANY/COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY and Highlands Insurance Group v. Michael Brandon ADAMS.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Salem.

March 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Bell, Jr., (Timberlake, Smith, Thomas & Moses, P.C., on brief), Staunton, for appellants.

Linda D. Slough (Brian J. McNamara; Chandler, Franklin & O'Bryan, on brief), Charlottesville, for appellee.

Present: BUMGARDNER, HUMPHREYS and AGEE, JJ.


BUMGARDER, Judge.

Howell Metal Company and its insurer appeal the Workers' Compensation Commission's decision that psychiatric treatment for Michael Brandon Adams was causally related to his work injury. We conclude the evidence did not support the finding and reverse the decision.

On October 21, 1998, the employee received chemical burns to his feet, and the employer accepted the claim as compensable. In March 1999, the employee's treating physician referred...

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