Virginia Hospital Center and Safety National Casualty Corp. v. Faustine Cooper

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
Present: Judges Humphreys, McCullough and Senior Judge Bumgardner
UNPUBLISHED
VIRGINIA HOSPITAL CENTER AND
SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORP.
MEMORANDUM OPINION*
v. Record No. 0959-14-4 PER CURIAM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
FAUSTINE COOPER
FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION
(Lynn McHale Fitzpatrick; Brandi R. Howell; Franklin &
Prokopik, P.C., on brief), for appellants.
(Gerald G. Lutkenhaus, on brief), for appellee.
Virginia Hospital Center and its insurer (collectively “employer”) appeal from an April
22, 2014 decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that bilateral knee
replacement surgeries recommended by Faustine Cooper’s treating physician were causally
related to her February 24, 2010 compensable injury. On appeal, employer contends the
commission erred by finding the recommended surgery was causally related to Cooper’s injury.
Upon reviewing the record and the parties’ briefs, we conclude that this appeal is without
merit. Accordingly, we summarily affirm the commission’s decision. Rule 5A:27. We affirm
for the reasons stated by the commission in its final opinion. See Cooper v. Virginia Hosp. Ctr,
JCN VA00000241536 (Apr. 22, 2014). We dispense with oral argument and summarily affirm
because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court
and argument would not aid the decisional process. See Code § 17.1-403; Rule 5A:27.
Affirmed.
*
Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.