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P #X͕XXX͕##XX͕#X͕X Tenn.R.App.P.3;AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtAffirmedand d Remanded  P   #X͕#X͕X.W.FrankCrawford,P.J.,W.S.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichAlanE.Highers, ( J.andHollyKirby_Lillard,_ԀJ.,joined.  FlorenceM.Johnson,Memphis,ForAppellant,VenelsiaStephens  CarrollC.Johnson,Memphis,ForAppellees,ShelbyCountyGovernment,etal t   OPINION #XX͕#X͕X $$t# #XX͕ #  X͕X_________  SinceDecemberof1982,plaintiff,VenelsiaStephens,hasbeenemployedwiththeShelby %L!% CountyCorrectionalCenterasadeputyjailer.Herdutiesincludesupervisinginmates,operatingand &8"& controllingthemetaldoors,tendingtotheneedsofprisonersandfillingoutforms.Sometimein '$#' theyear1992,Ms.Stephensbeganhavingpain,numbness,andtinglinginbothofherhands.She ($( wasseenandtreatedbyDr.JohnHuffman.Dr.HuffmantestifiedthatwhenhesawMs.Stephens )$) onMarch4,1994,shewashavingseverecarpeltunnelsymptoms,andhesuggestedthatshewould *%* needsurgery.Shewas_fitted__splints_Ԁandplacedonnon_steroidal_Ԁantiinflammatory_agents__.He +&+ furthertestifiedthathesawheragainonMarch18,1994,andhersymptomswereverysevere.He p,', thenreferredhertoaDr.Manugian.Atthattime,hedeterminedthatshewouldneedaletterstating \-(- thatthisconditionwasjobrelated.Ms.Stephenstestifiedthatshemadeaclaimwiththecountyin  FebruaryorMarchof1994foranonthejobinjury.Shortlythereafter,shereceivedaletterdated  April11,1994,denyingherclaimforanonthejobinjury.  __  __ShelbyCountyhasnotelectedtocomeundertheprovisionsoftheTennesseeWorkers ` CompensationAct,buttheCountyhasadoptedanonthejobinjurypolicy( _OJI_Ԁpolicy)to L  compensateemployeesinjuredonthejob.Thepolicyfurtherprovides: 8  8  8`   OnissueswhereCountypolicyissilent,thepolicyandpracticeof  ` ShelbyCountyistousetheTennesseeWorkersCompensationAct  L  asaguideandtooperateinsubstantialcompliancewiththeAct.__ 8 ` x` x ______ThereisnolimitationperiodsetoutintheOJIpolicy.Thestatuteoflimitationscontainedinthe   WorkersCompensationActprovidesthatsuitmustbefiledwithinoneyearofthedateofinjury.   _T.C.A._ԀX XXX͕#X͕X XX}#X XXX͕Ԁ#X͕X XX#X͕XXX͕Ԁ506203,224(1999).     Ms.Stephensarguedinthetrialcourt,andassertsinthisCourt,thatthestatuteoflimitations p isnottriggereduntiltheemployeeisadvisedofapermanentimpairmentrating.Asthetrialcourt \ aptlyobserved,anemployeecangetatemporarydisabilitycompensationwithoutanypermanent H impairment.In _Hibner_Ԁv.St.PaulMercuryIns.Co. ,619S.W.2d109(1981),theCourtsaid: 4 8  8`    Thedeterminationofthetimethestatuteoflimitationsbegins  \ torunoftenistroublesome,notfromthestandpointofwhattriggers H therunningofthestatutebutfromafactualstandpoint.Itisnow 4 settledthatthedatetheemployeesdisabilitymanifestsitselftoa   personofreasonablediligence,notthedateoftheaccident,triggers   thestatuteoflimitations. Davidson&GrahamConst.Co.v._McKee_ ,  562S.W.2d426(Tenn.1978); NortonCo.v.Coffin ,553S.W.2d751  (Tenn.1977); UnionCarbideCorp.,FoodProd.Div.v.Cannon ,  523S.W.2d360(Tenn.1975); ImperialShirtCorporationv. l Jenkins, 217Tenn.602,399S.W.2d757(1966); _Griffitts_Ԁv. X  Humphrey ,199Tenn.528,288S.W.2d1(1955).D!` x` x  Id. at11011. #l!    ` Thestatutebeginstorunwhentheemployeeknowsorreasonablyshouldknowthatacompensable $D # injuryhasbeensustained. See_Livington_Ԁv.ShelbyWilliamsIndustries ,811S.W.2d511(Tenn. %0!$ 1991). &"%   PlaintiffscomplaintwasfiledJuly24,1996.TherecordestablishesthatinApril1994,Ms. (#' Stephensknewthatherconditionwasdiagnosedascarpeltunnelsyndrome,sheknewthather )$( physicianfeltthatitwasworkrelated,shefiledaclaimforonthejobinjury,theclaimwasdenied, |*%) shehadsurgeryonbothhands,andshemissedtimefromworkbecauseofthiscondition.Underthe h+&* factsinthisrecord,Ms.Stephenskneworreasonablyshouldhaveknownthatshehadsustaineda  compensableinjurymorethanoneyearthecomplaintwasfiled.Thetrialcourtsofound,andthe  evidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthisfinding._Tenn.R.App.P._Ԁ13(d).    Accordingly,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed,andthecaseisremandedtothetrial ` courtforsuchfurtherproceedingsasmaybenecessary.Costsoftheappealareassessedagainstthe L  appellant,_Venelsia_ԀStephens,andhersurety.#X͕XXX͕ # 8     `     h   __________________________________________  `    `     h   W.FRANKCRAWFORD,PRESIDINGJUDGE,_W.S._