Parker v. Town of Pennington Gap, 033121 VAWC, VA00001687641
Case Date | March 31, 2021 |
Court | Virginia |
In order to secure the benefit of the presumption in Va. Code § 65.2-402(B), a claimant must prove his occupation as a police officer and his disability from hypertension or heart disease. See Tomes v. James City (County of) Fire, 39 Va.App. 424 (2002). Disability from a disease has been defined as the stage when the disease prevents the employee from performing his work efficiently. Salyer v. Clinchfield Coal Corp., 191 Va. 331, 338 (1950). . . . A claimant is not entitled to the presumption where only an award of medical benefits is sought. Watkins v. Commonwealth of Virginia/Dept. of...
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