Highlights of Noteworthy Decisions

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Decision No. 212 26

Whether a worker was entitled to LOE at the time of compensable surgery.

Decision No. 200 26

Whether the recipient of PSW services would be considered an employer in a right to sue application.

Decision No. 201 26

Determining entitlement for an adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine with possible psychological factors involved.

Decision No. 1158 24

Determining which rating schedule should be applied to rate a permanent impairment for COVID-19.

Decision No. 142 25

Assessing entitlement under the CMS policy where a police officer’s mental stress injury stemmed from employer function related incidents.

Decision No. 26 26

Right to sue – whether a worker commuting to work was in the course of employment and barred from pursuing a civil action.

Decision No. 1073 25

Whether injuries sustained when a worker fainted at school and struck her head on a toilet arose out of employment as a chance event.

Decision No. 603 24

Whether reimbursement of vehicle repair costs is authorized as health care under section 32 of the WSIA.

Decision No. 1291 25

Whether a worker who slipped and fell in her driveway while clearing snow from her vehicle before driving to a client was in the course of employment.

Decision No. 809 25

Determining LOE entitlement where a worker’s inability to work during COVID-19 closure was due to non-compensable immunocompromised condition.