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Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-700 (2026)

Jurisdiction of Commission

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All questions arising under this title, if not settled by agreements of the parties interested therein with the approval of the Commission, shall be determined by the Commission, except as otherwise herein provided.

Code 1950, § 65-89; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-92; 1991, c. 355.

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Cited in 28 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: Dustin Hess v. Virginia State Police, 806 S.E.2d 413 (Va. Ct. App. 2017).
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Dustin Hess v. Virginia State Police, 806 S.E.2d 413 (Va. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “2 See Code § 65.2-700 (“All questions arising under this title .”
Hawkins v. Com./southside Va. Training, 497 S.E.2d 839 (Va. 1998). · cites it 4× “Code § 65.2-700 deals with the jurisdiction of the Workers’ Compensation Commission and specifies: “All questions arising under this title, if not settled by agreements of the parties interested therein with the approval of the Commission, shall be determined by the Commission,…”
Ryan's Fam. Steak Houses, Inc. v. Gowan, 528 S.E.2d 720 (Va. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “Upon appeal, the full commission affirmed the deputy commissioner's findings.”
Henry's Wrecker Serv. Co. v. Smoot, 545 S.E.2d 551 (Va. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “*373 As employer correctly reminds us, Buie construed “Code § 65.2-700 3 [to] vest[ ] the Commission with jurisdiction to determine all questions ‘arising under’ the .”
Uninsured Emp.'s Fund v. Gabriel, 636 S.E.2d 408 (Va. 2006). · cites it 2× “"Code § 65.2-700 vests the Commission with jurisdiction to determine all questions `arising under' the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act," however, "[t]he jurisdiction is not unlimited.”
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., n/k/a, etc. v. Wardell Orthopaedics, P.C., 796 S.E.2d 469 (Va. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “The Commission’s Exercise of Jurisdiction Employer argues that the Commission lacked jurisdiction to enter the award to provider because the matter before the Commission did not involve the rights of an injured worker.”
City of Hopewell v. Tirpak, 502 S.E.2d 161 (Va. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “" Code § 65.2-700. Whether a particular ailment is caused by cumulative trauma and whether it is a compensable disease are questions that arise under the Act.”
Adams v. Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 544 S.E.2d 354 (Va. 2001). · cites it 2× “They suggest that such a result is compelled by Code § 65.2-700 which provides that “[a]ll questions arising under this title, if not settled by agreements of the parties interested therein with the approval of the Commission, shall be determined by the Commission, except as…”
Bogle Dev. Co., Inc. v. Buie, 463 S.E.2d 467 (Va. 1995). · cites it 2× “Thus, they conclude, the judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming the Commission’s order that the Fund reimburse Blue Cross/Blue Shield must be vacated.”
Miller v. Potomac Hosp. Found., 653 S.E.2d 592 (Va. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “” Code § 65.2-700. “This grant of subject matter jurisdiction includes the authority of the Commission to enforce its orders and to resolve coverage and payment disputes.”
Hitt Constr. v. Pratt, 672 S.E.2d 904 (Va. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “ANALYSIS Code § 65.2-700 states in relevant part: “All questions arising under this title .”
Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. The Est. of Phillip Harrison, 765 S.E.2d 154 (Va. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “2-811 which states: No policy of insurance against liability arising under this title shall be issued unless it contains the agreement of the insurer that it will promptly pay the person entitled to the same all benefits conferred by this title and all installments of the…”
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