Catherine Rebecca Rogers v. VPI State University/Commonwealth of Virginia

Annotate this Case

Download PDF

UNPUBLISHED COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Humphreys, O’Brien and Senior Judge Bumgardner CATHERINE REBECCA ROGERS v. Record No. 0223-15-3 MEMORANDUM OPINION* PER CURIAM SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 VPI STATE UNIVERSITY/ COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION (Catherine Rebecca Rogers, pro se, on brief). (Mark R. Herring, Attorney General; Rhodes B. Ritenour, Deputy Attorney General; Scott J. Fitzgerald, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Mary Hendricks Hawkins, Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. Catherine Rebecca Rogers (claimant) appeals the decision by the Workers’ Compensation Commission (commission) denying her request for benefits because claimant failed to prove an injury by accident. On appeal, claimant argues that (1) the evidence proved an injury by accident; and (2) the commission erred in finding that she did not meet the requirements for the admission of after-discovered evidence. 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 opinion. See Rogers v. VPI State Univ., JCN VA00000928885 (Jan. 9, 2015). We dispense with oral argument and summarily affirm because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented * Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication. in the materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process. See Code § 17.1-403; Rule 5A:27.1 Affirmed. 1 VPI State University/Commonwealth of Virginia moved to dismiss the appeal because claimant failed to comply with Rules 5A:2, 5A:4(b), 5A:20, 5A:24, 5A:25, and 5A:26. Since we summarily affirm, we deny the motion to dismiss. -2-

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.