West Virginia Code § 23-5-4

Application by employer for modification of award; objection to
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modification; hearing.
In any case in which an employer makes application in writing for a modification of any
award previously made to an employee of the employer, the commission, the successor to
the commission, other private insurance carriers and self-insured employers, whichever is
applicable, shall make a decision upon the application. If the application disecloses cause for
a further adjustment, the commission, the successor to the commission, other private
insurance carriers and self-insured employers, whichever is applicable,r shall, after due
notice to the employee, make the modifications or changes with respect to former findings or
orders that are justified. Any party dissatisfied with any modification or change made or by
the denial of an application for modification is, upon proper and timely objection, entitled to
a hearing as provided in either §23-5-9 or §23-5-9a of this cotde.

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