context: Finally, under the last prong of the test, employer failed to prove a causal relationship between the injury and the false representation. There is simply no evidence in the record that Lopez's alien status was in any way related to the consequent injury.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 350 S.E.2d 228, 228-29
citation_a.parenthetical: finding a causal relationship between the injury involving back pain radiating into hip and leg and the misrepresentation where claimant, who had been unable to work at prior jobs because of back pain radiating into both legs, stated in job application that he had no specific problems which would prevent him from working
citation_a.sentence: See Grimes, 12 Va. App. at 667-68, 406 S.E.2d at 409 (finding no causal connection between claimant’s lumbo-sacral back injury and misrepresentation as to existence of prior “backaches” where prior back pain was caused by medical problems unrelated to the back); cf. McDaniel, 3 Va. App. at 413-14, 350 S.E.2d at 228-29 (finding a causal relationship between the injury involving back pain radiating into hip and leg and the misrepresentation where claimant, who had been unable to work at prior jobs because of back pain radiating into both legs, stated in job application that he had no specific problems which would prevent him from working).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 406 S.E.2d 409, 409
citation_b.parenthetical: finding no causal connection between claimant's lumbo-sacral back injury and misrepresentation as to existence of prior "backaches" where prior back pain was caused by medical problems unrelated to the back
citation_b.sentence: See Grimes, 12 Va. App. at 667-68, 406 S.E.2d at 409 (finding no causal connection between claimant’s lumbo-sacral back injury and misrepresentation as to existence of prior “backaches” where prior back pain was caused by medical problems unrelated to the back); cf. McDaniel, 3 Va. App. at 413-14, 350 S.E.2d at 228-29 (finding a causal relationship between the injury involving back pain radiating into hip and leg and the misrepresentation where claimant, who had been unable to work at prior jobs because of back pain radiating into both legs, stated in job application that he had no specific problems which would prevent him from working).