Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-702 (2026)

Disagreement on compensation; venue

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A. If the employer and the injured employee or his dependents fail to reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this title, or if they have reached such an agreement which has been signed and filed with the Commission and compensation has been paid or is due in accordance therewith and the parties thereto then disagree as to the continuance of any weekly payment under such agreement, either party may make application to the Commission for a hearing in regard to the matters at issue and for a ruling thereon.

B. Immediately after such application has been received the Commission shall set the date for a hearing, which shall be held as soon as practicable, and shall notify the parties at issue of the time and place of such hearing. The hearing shall be held in the city or county where the injury occurred, or in a contiguous city or county, unless otherwise designated by the Commission.

Code 1950, § 65-91; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-94; 1974, c. 315; 1991, c. 355; 1993, c. 693.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 2003–2020 · leading case: Watts v. P. & J Hauling, Inc., 584 S.E.2d 457 (Va. Ct. App. 2003).
Watts v. P. & J Hauling, Inc., 584 S.E.2d 457 (Va. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Second, if a claimant signs an agreement with which he later disagrees, he may withdraw from the agreement prior to its approval.”
United Parcel Serv., Inc. v. Ilg, 679 S.E.2d 545 (Va. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “2-705(A), the award or ruling deciding the disputed issues raised at the hearing becomes “conclusive and binding as to all questions of fact.”
Tracy A. Irby v. LifePoint Health & Saf. Nat'l Cas. Corp. (Va. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 10× “In the absence of a properly executed and approved agreement, Code § 65.2-702(A) clearly grants the Commission the authority to decide the merits of Irby’s claim for benefits, pursuant to LifePoint’s request for review.”
Intercept Youth Servs., Inc. & Key Risk Ins. Co. v. The Est. of Lizbeth Y. Lopez (Va. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 6× “On July 19, 2018, Employer filed with the Commission an “Employer and Insurer’s Request for Hearing,” pursuant to Code § 65.2-702. The request sought a determination of the “compensability of the claim; the rate of compensation; the amount of funeral expenses incurred; and the…”
Cynthia Colyer Allen v. Cnty. of Henrico Pub. Schs. (Va. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3× ““By statute, the Commission’s award is conclusive and binding on this Court as to all questions of fact when 2 Although claimant argued to the Commission that employer could not request to have a permanent partial disability claim placed on the docket, the Commission ruled…”
The Est. of Alejandro Enrique Aguilar Ho v. Info. Tech. Solutions (Va. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “2-713 (allowing commission, in its discretion, to sanction an employer or insurer who has “brought, prosecuted, or defended [a] proceeding[] without reasonable grounds” or who has “delayed payment without reasonable grounds” by “assessing against the [offending] employer or…”
Cynthia Colyer Allen v. Cnty. of Henrico Pub. Schs. (Va. Ct. App. 2019). “Therefore, employer requested a hearing pursuant to Code §§ 65.2-702 (failure to reach agreement) and 65.”
Cynthia Colyer Allen v. Cnty. of Henrico Pub. Schs. (Va. Ct. App. 2019). “Therefore, employer requested a hearing pursuant to Code §§ 65.2-702 (failure to reach agreement) and 65.”
Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-702(A): 2 cases
Tracy A. Irby v. LifePoint Health & Saf. Nat'l Cas. Corp. (Va. Ct. App. 2020). “In the absence of a properly executed and approved agreement, Code § 65.2-702(A) clearly grants the Commission the authority to decide the merits of Irby’s claim for benefits, pursuant to LifePoint’s request for review.”
Intercept Youth Servs., Inc. & Key Risk Ins. Co. v. The Est. of Lizbeth Y. Lopez (Va. Ct. App. 2020). “On July 19, 2018, Employer filed with the Commission an “Employer and Insurer’s Request for Hearing,” pursuant to Code § 65.2-702. The request sought a determination of the “compensability of the claim; the rate of compensation; the amount of funeral expenses incurred; and the…”
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