West Virginia § 23-5-2 Application by employee for further adjustment of claim; objection to modification; hearing

West Virginia Statutes

§ 23-5-2 — Application by employee for further adjustment of claim; objection to modification; hearing

West Virginia § 23-5-2

Ch. 23WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Art. 5REVIEW

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Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 23-5-2 (2026).

Text

In any case where an injured employee makes application in writing for a further adjustment of his or her claim under the provisions of section sixteen, article four of this chapter and the application discloses cause for a further adjustment, the commission shall, after due notice to the employer, make the modifications, or changes with respect to former findings or orders in the claim that are justified. Any party dissatisfied with any modification or change made by the commission, the successor to the commission, other private insurance carriers and self-insured employers, whichever is applicable, is, upon proper and timely objection, entitled to a hearing, as provided in section nine of this article.

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In any case where an injured employee makes application in writing for a further adjustment of his or her claim under the provisions of section sixteen, article four of this chapter and the application discloses cause for a further adjustment, the commission shall, after due notice to the employer, make the modifications, or changes with respect to former findings or orders in the claim that are justified. Any party dissatisfied with any modification or change made by the commission, the successor to the commission, other private insurance carriers and self-insured employers, whichever is applicable, is, upon proper and timely objection, entitled to a hearing, as provided in section nine of this article.

Legislative History

1995 Reg. Sess., SB250; 1991 Reg. Sess., SB132; 1981 Reg. Sess., HB1704; 1975 Reg. Sess., SB302; 1971 Reg. Sess., HB790; 1967 Reg. Sess., SB314; 1957 Reg. Sess., HB127; 1945 Reg. Sess., SB183; 1939 Reg. Sess., HB157; 1935 Reg. Sess., HB160