Barbara Ellen Carey v. ARlington Hospital, Inc., & et. al.

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COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Frank, McClanahan and Senior Judge Willis BARBARA ELLEN CAREY v. Record No. 1673-07-4 MEMORANDUM OPINION * PER CURIAM DECEMBER 27, 2007 ARLINGTON HOSPITAL, INC. AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS GROUP SELF-INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (Eric S. Wiener, on briefs), for appellant. Appellant submitting on briefs. (John E. McIntosh, Jr., on brief), for appellees. Appellees submitting on brief. Barbara Ellen Carey appeals a decision of the Workers Compensation Commission finding that (1) tuberculosis is an ordinary disease of life; and (2) she failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that she contracted tuberculosis through her employment with Arlington Hospital, Inc. We have reviewed the record and the commission s opinion and find no error in the commission s decision. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the commission in its final opinion. See Carey v. The Arlington Hosp., Inc., VWC File No. 170-32-67 (June 18, 2007). Affirmed. * Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.

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