Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2015

Ruiz Drywall & Cleaning Inc. and Builders Mutual Insurance Company v. Mauricio R. Morales

Ruiz Drywall & Cleaning Inc. and Builders Mutual Insurance Company v. Mauricio R. Morales
Court of Appeals of Virginia · Decided April 14, 2015

Ruiz Drywall & Cleaning Inc. and Builders Mutual Insurance Company v. Mauricio R. Morales

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA

Present: Judges Alston, Chafin and Senior Judge Haley UNPUBLISHED

RUIZ DRYWALL & CLEANING INC. AND BUILDERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY MEMORANDUM OPINION* v. Record No. 2187-14-1 PER CURIAM APRIL 14, 2015 MAURICIO R. MORALES

FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION (S. Vernon Priddy III; Michael L. Goff, Jr.; Two Rivers Law Group, P.C., on brief), for appellants.

(Halbert T. Dail; Joynes & Gaidies, on brief), for appellee.

Ruiz Drywall & Cleaning Inc. and Builders Mutual Insurance Company (collectively employer) appeal the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission (commission) finding that Mauricio R. Morales (claimant) suffered a compensable injury to his lower back and left leg and awarding temporary total disability benefits for the period of August 17 through August 18, 2013 and from September 9, 2013 and continuing. Employer argues the commission erred in holding that (1) claimant proved he suffered a compensable injury; (2) “no reasonable basis in the record” existed to disturb the deputy commissioner’s credibility determinations; and (3) “no direct trauma” referred to the absence of a traumatic event immediately before an office visit to a doctor.

We have reviewed the record and the commission’s opinion and find that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the commission in its final opinion. See Morales v. Ruiz Drywall & Cleaning Inc., JCN VA02000015819 (Nov. 4, 2014).

* Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.

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.

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