Name
McKeen v. Healthsouth Corp.
Insurance Company
Arch Insurance Company
Date Decided
July 11, 2019
Panel Members
Elizabeth Elwin
Glen Goodnough
Sue Jerome
Categories
Compensability Mental Stress Injury Medical Evidence Compensability Medical Evidence Mental Stress InjuryTags
Heart attack work-related stress
File Size
118 KB
DownloadSummary from the Troubh Heisler Attorneys
AD affirmed Judge Stovall’s decision adopting Dr. Teufel’s §312 IME opinion that Ms. McKeen’s heart attack at work was causally related to her stressful nursing job. Although HealthSouth’s §207 examiner Dr. Wiseman opined otherwise, and Dr. Teufel admitted the precise cause was “unknowable,” his opinion that work causation was “more likely than not” adequately supported the award of benefits.