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No appeal shall be taken from the decision of one Commissioner until a review of the case has been had before the full Commission, as provided in § 65.2-705, and an award entered by it. Appeals shall lie from such award to the Court of Appeals in the manner provided in the Rules of the Supreme Court.B\n\nThe notice of appeal shall be filed with the clerk of the Commission within 30 days from the date of such award. A copy of the notice of appeal shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the Court of Appeals as provided in the Rules of Court.C\n\nCases so appealed shall be placed upon the privileged docket of the Court of Appeals and be heard at the next ensuing term thereof. In case of an appeal from the decision of the Commission to the Court of Appeals, or from the decision of the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court, the appeal shall operate as a suspension of the award and no employer shall be required to make payment of the award involved in the appeal until the questions at issue therein shall have been fully determined in accordance with the provisions of this title.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288417,"text":"The award of the Commission, as provided in § 65.2-704, if not reviewed in due time, or an award of the Commission upon such review, as provided in § 65.2-705, shall be conclusive and binding as to all questions of fact. No appeal shall be taken from the decision of one Commissioner until a review of the case has been had before the full Commission, as provided in § 65.2-705, and an award entered by it. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 660; in 1972, chapter 696; in 1977, chapter 624; in 1984, chapters 659 and 703; in 1991, chapter 355; in 1999, chapter 938<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 664<\/a> and 671<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 160<\/a> and 564<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79821,"section_number":"19.2-368.8","catch_line":"Reinvestigation of decision; reconsideration of award; judicial review","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.8\/"},{"id":84045,"section_number":"65.2-524","catch_line":"Failure to pay compensation within two weeks after it becomes due","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-524\/"},{"id":66371,"section_number":"65.2-714","catch_line":"Fees of attorneys and physicians and hospital charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-714\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77883,"section_number":"65.2-704","catch_line":"Hearing; award or opinion by Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-704\/"},{"id":64198,"section_number":"65.2-705","catch_line":"Review of award; rehearing","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-705\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276611,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80511,"identifier":"65.2-706","token":"65.2\/7\/65.2-706","url":"\/65.2-706\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-706\/","token":"65.2\/7\/65.2-706","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conclusiveness of award; appeal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-706","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The award<\/span> of the Commission<\/span>, as provided in § 65.2-704<\/a>, if not reviewed in due time, or an award<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> upon such review, as provided in § 65.2-705<\/a>, shall be conclusive and binding as to all questions of fact<\/span>. No appeal<\/span> shall be taken from the decision of one Commissioner until a review of the case has been had before the full Commission<\/span>, as provided in § 65.2-705<\/a>, and an award<\/span> entered by it. Appeals<\/span> shall lie from such award<\/span> to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> in the manner provided in the Rules of the Supreme Court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The notice of appeal<\/span> shall be filed<\/span> with the clerk of the Commission<\/span> within 30 days from the date of such award<\/span>. A copy of the notice of appeal<\/span> shall be filed<\/span> in the office of the clerk of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> as provided in the Rules of Court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Cases so appealed shall be placed upon the privileged docket<\/span> of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> and be heard at the next ensuing term thereof. In case of an appeal from the decision of the Commission<\/span> to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, or from the decision of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> to the Supreme Court<\/span>, the appeal shall operate as a suspension of the award<\/span> and no employer<\/span> shall be required to make payment of the award<\/span> involved in the appeal until the questions at issue<\/span> therein shall have been fully determined in accordance with the provisions of this title. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONCLUSIVENESS OF AWARD; APPEAL (\u00a7 65.2-706)\n\nA. The award of the Commission, as provided in § 65.2-704, if not reviewed\nin due time, or an award of the Commission upon such review, as provided in\n§ 65.2-705, shall be conclusive and binding as to all questions of fact. No\nappeal shall be taken from the decision of one Commissioner until a review of\nthe case has been had before the full Commission, as provided in §\n65.2-705, and an award entered by it. Appeals shall lie from such award to the\nCourt of Appeals in the manner provided in the Rules of the Supreme Court.\n\nB. The notice of appeal shall be filed with the clerk of the Commission within\n30 days from the date of such award. A copy of the notice of appeal shall be\nfiled in the office of the clerk of the Court of Appeals as provided in the\nRules of Court.\n\nC. Cases so appealed shall be placed upon the privileged docket of the Court of\nAppeals and be heard at the next ensuing term thereof. In case of an appeal from\nthe decision of the Commission to the Court of Appeals, or from the decision of\nthe Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court, the appeal shall operate as a\nsuspension of the award and no employer shall be required to make payment of the\naward involved in the appeal until the questions at issue therein shall have\nbeen fully determined in accordance with the provisions of this title.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-94; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-98; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 156;\n1972, c. 696; 1977, c. 624; 1984, cc. 659, 703; 1991, c. 355; 1999, c. 938;\n2003, cc. 664, 671; 2010, cc. 160, 564.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}