Special Rule Applicable to Appeals From the Virginia Workers'

Compensation Commission. (a) Non-Application of Other Rules. – Rules 5A:6 through 5A:10 do not apply to appeals from the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission except as otherwise specified in this Part Five A. (b) Notice of Appeal. – No appeal from an order of the Commission will be allowed unless, within 30 days after entry of the order appealed from, counsel files with the clerk of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission a notice of appeal which must state the names and addresses of all appellants and appellees, the name, Virginia State Bar number, mailing address, telephone number (including any applicable extension), facsimile number (if any), and e-mail address (if any) of counsel for each party, and the mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number (if any), and e-mail address (if any) of any party not represented by counsel, and whether the appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the findings of the Commission. A copy of the notice of appeal also must be filed in the office of the clerk of this Court, and except as otherwise provided by law, must be accompanied by the $50 filing fee required by statute. The fee is due at the time the notice of appeal is presented. The clerk of this Court may file any notice of appeal that is not accompanied by such fee if the fee is received by the clerk within ten days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. If the fee is not received within such time, the appeal will be dismissed. (c) Record on Appeal. – The record on appeal from the Commission consists of the originals or copies of the notice of appeal, the employer’s first report, medical reports, applications for hearings, the transcript of any hearing, depositions, interrogatories and answer to interrogatories, and opinions of a commissioner or deputy commissioner and opinions of the Commission, together with such other material as may be certified by the clerk of the Commission and must conform as nearly as practicable to the requirements of