Opinion
Record No. 0959-14-4
09-16-2014
VIRGINIA HOSPITAL CENTER AND SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORP. v. FAUSTINE COOPER
(Lynn McHale Fitzpatrick; Brandi R. Howell; Franklin & Prokopik, P.C., on brief), for appellants. (Gerald G. Lutkenhaus, on brief), for appellee.
UNPUBLISHED
Present: Judges Humphreys, McCullough and Senior Judge Bumgardner MEMORANDUM OPINION PER CURIAM 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.
Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.
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.