Richard D. Wilkins v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
Present: 	Judges Benton, Humphreys and Senior Judge Overton
RICHARD D. WILKINS
MEMORANDUM OPINION*
v. 	Record No. 1708-04-1 	PER CURIAM
DECEMBER 28, 2004
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION
(Mary G. Commander; Commander & Carlson, on briefs), for
appellant.
(S. Vernon Priddy III; Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, on brief),
for appellee.
Richard D. Wilkins appeals a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission
denying his claim for compensation for temporary total disability benefits and for medical
benefits. He contends the commission erred in finding that he failed to sustain his burden of
establishing a reasonable excuse for his failure to give timely notice of his accident to his
employer, Georgia-Pacific Corporation. We have reviewed the record and the commission’s
opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the commission’s decision for the
reasons stated by the commission in its final opinion. See Wilkins v. Georgia Pacific
Corporation, VWC File No. 212-88-66 (July 9, 2004). 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.
* Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.