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Court OKs depression, rejects anxiety comp claim - 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 2025 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 2025 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 2025 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 2025 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 Court OKs depression, rejects anxiety comp claim by Gavin Souter Claims Disputes , Workers Comp Coverage , Workplace Safety Jun 3, 2026 A West Virginia appeals court upheld a ruling adding major depressive disorder to a coal miner’s workers compensation claim stemming from a 2021 mine accident but reversed a decision that also added generalized anxiety disorder. In United Coal Company LLC v. B.C. , decided Tuesday, the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled that the claimant established that recurrent major depressive disorder arose from severe injuries sustained when a rock fell on him while he was working in a United Coal Co. mine. The court, however, found that generalized anxiety disorder could not be added as a compensable condition under state workers compensation regulations. The accident left the electrician with multiple fractures and other traumatic injuries, including rib, vertebral, ankle and leg fractures. Medical records showed he later reported anxiety, depression and reduced functioning linked to ongoing pain and physical limitations. A psychiatrist diagnosed recurrent major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder and attributed the conditions to the workplace accident. United Coal argued the evidence failed to establish a causal connection between the psychiatric conditions and the work injury. The court agreed with the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review that the evidence supported adding major depressive disorder as a compensable condition, noting that there was no evidence the claimant had been diagnosed with depression prior to the accident. The court ruled, however, that generalized anxiety disorder could not be added because the diagnosis did not meet specific requirements under West Virginia regulations governing psychiatric claims, which require the condition to be diagnosed as being due to a compensable medical condition. The claimant’s psychiatrist did not make that designation, the court said. The ruling affirmed in part and reversed in part a 2025 Board of Review decision. 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