SAN FRANCISCO - The Virginia Supreme Court ruled on March 1 that employees with carpal tunnel syndrome are not eligible to collect workers' comp benefits, even if their doctors declare that they were injured on the job. Whether an impairment is an occupational disease as defined in the Workers' Compensation Act is more a legal question than a medical one, the unanimous decision held.The decision overturned a court of appeal finding that upheld compensation awards to a Richmond copy editor and poultry p
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