Opinion
Record No. 2237-92-3
July 6, 1993
FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION.
Daniel E. Lynch (William B. Pierce, Jr.; Williams, Butler Pierce, on brief), for appellants.
David W. Batchelder, Jr. (Gregory R. Herrell; Arrington, Schelin Herrell, on brief), for appellee.
Present: Chief Judge Moon, Judges Barrow and Koontz.
Argued at Salem, Virginia.
Pursuant to Code § 17-116.010 this opinion is not designated for publication.
In this appeal from the Workers' Compensation Commission, we hold that evidence supports the commission's finding that tests for hepatitis and HIV were necessary medical treatment for which the employer is responsible. See Code § 65.2-603(A)(1). Evidence that the treating physician ordered these tests and included them in her treatment plan permitted the commission to conclude that the tests were medically necessary.
No evidence suggests that the tests were not medically necessary. The fact that the employee requested the physician to perform these tests does not diminish the probative value of the physician's decision to include them in her treatment plan.
Because the evidence supports the commission's decision, we affirm its award.
Affirmed.