No order issued by the Commission awarding or denying benefits shall bar by res judicata any claim by an employee or cause a waiver, abandonment, or dismissal of any claim by an employee if the order does not expressly adjudicate such claim.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 65.2-706.2

  • Commission: means the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission as well as its former designation as the Virginia Industrial Commission. See Virginia Code 65.2-101
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Employee: means :

    1. See Virginia Code 65.2-101

2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 515.

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