John H. Watson v. Marine Labor, Inc. and Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Company

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
Present: 	Judges Frank, McClanahan and Senior Judge Willis
JOHN H. WATSON
MEMORANDUM OPINION*
v. 	Record No. 1869-08-1 	PER CURIAM
JANUARY 27, 2009
MARINE LABOR, INC. AND
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY
FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION
(John H. Watson, pro se, on brief).
(Lorraine B. D’Angelo; Angela F. Gibbs; Midkiff, Muncie & Ross,
P.C., on brief), for appellees.
John H. Watson (claimant) appeals a decision of the Workers’ Compensation
Commission finding that he failed to prove (1) his back condition is causally related to his
compensable February 23, 2007 injury by accident; (2) he sustained total disability after April 9,
2007, causally related to his compensable injury by accident; and (3) his average weekly wage
was $1,078.75, rather than $875.38.
Notwithstanding the deficiencies in claimant’s opening brief due to his failure to comply
with Rule 5A:20(c) and (d), 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 Watson v. Marine Labor, Inc., VWC File No. 233-27-45
(July 9, 2008). We dispense with oral argument and summarily affirm because the facts and
* Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.

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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:27.1
Affirmed.
1 In summarily affirming the commission’s decision, we considered only those issues
which were properly before the commission and considered by it in rendering its decision.