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Worker’s Virginia filings block Tennessee comp benefits - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Worker’s Virginia filings block Tennessee comp benefits by Louise Esola Claims Disputes , Workers Comp Coverage Oct 2, 2026 A worker who pursued a workers compensation claim in Virginia cannot subsequently seek benefits in Tennessee for the same injury, a Tennessee workers compensation judge ruled Wednesday in denying benefits at an expedited hearing. Armon Stines, then a Virginia resident employed by Tennessee-based Pollard Management, alleged that he injured his back while stepping off a walk board at a Virginia jobsite on April 1, 2025. He underwent surgery a week later and sought medical and temporary disability benefits, according to Armon Stines v. Pollard Mgt. Inc. , filed in the Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims at Gray. Mr. Stines filed his first Virginia claim six days later, before notifying Pollard that he considered the injury work-related. He later told an insurance adjuster that he intended to pursue benefits in Virginia and filed a second claim there on April 26, 2025, seeking continuing benefits. Pollard denied the claim, citing delayed notice and inconsistent accounts of the accident. Mr. Stines subsequently retained a Tennessee attorney, who sought withdrawal of the Virginia case and filed a Tennessee petition. Virginia dismissed the claim without prejudice. Mr. Stines argued that he was heavily sedated when he initially filed in Virginia and that his former attorney selected Tennessee. The judge rejected that argument, noting that Mr. Stines subsequently confirmed his choice to the adjuster and filed again in Virginia well after surgery. The judge found that Mr. Stines had actively pursued benefits in a state with jurisdiction and was unlikely to prevail on Tennessee jurisdiction at a full compensation hearing. 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