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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€%%X„d&ÓÑ#€%%Xd#ÑÔ€'ÔÝ  Ý›Ñ  ÑÒ ° ÒÒ … ÒÒ  ÒÒ … ÒÑ\R AØ'\Ñò òÓ  ÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€(ÔÑ7€‹×XXdædÈ7ÑÑ  ÑœIN›€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌSPECIAL€WORKERS'€COMPENSATION€PANELÌAT€JACKSONÌÓ  Óó óÌÌÌJOE€BOATMAN,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àSHELBY€CIRCUITÌà àPlaintiff/Appelleeà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€James€E.€SwearengenÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àJudge€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌœWW›€OF€MEMPHIS,€INC.€d/b/aà àà à)à àNO.€€02S01„9508„CV„00065̜ـ€ÙÙ€€ÙßL€,.+;+'h|ÖŒ` Å `€€Lß›ADVANCE€MUFFLER€&€AUTOà àà à)à à(No.€55455€T.D.ÏBelow)ÌSERVICE€and€AMERISUREà àà à)ÌINSURANCE€COMPANY,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendants/Appellantsà àà à)ÌÌÌÌò òòòFor€the€Appellantsóó:à àà àòòà àà àFor€the€Appelleeóó:€Ìó óÌCarol€Mills€Haydenà àà àà àà àà àCecil€G.€KeltnerÌ80€Monroe€Ave.,€Ste.€550à àà àà àà à219€Adams€Ave.ÌMemphis,€TN€38173„0160à àà àà àà àMemphis,€TN€38103ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌò òòòÓ  ÓMEMORANDUM€OPINIONÌÌÌÌMembers€of€Panel:ó óóóÌÌJustice€Lyle€ReidÌSenior€Judge€John€K.€ByersÌSpecial€Judge€Joe€C.€LoserÌÌÌÌÌÌÌò òÓ  ÓAFFIRMEDà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àBYERS,€SeniorÏJudge€ÌAND€REMANDEDÌÑ  ÑòòÓÓà àó óóóThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€the€SpecialÏWorkers'ÌCompensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€Court€in€accordance€with€òòTenn.ÏCode€Annóó.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€Supreme€Court€ofÏfindings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.ÌÔ€'Ôà àÔ€(ÔThe€trial€court€awarded€plaintiff€50%€permanent€partial€disability€to€eachÏarm.€€Defendant€challenges€1)€the€finding€of€permanent€vocational€disability€to€theÏright€arm€and€2)€the€finding€of€50%€permanent€partial€disability€to€each€arm.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ìà àPlaintiff,€54€at€the€time€of€trial,€has€a€high€school€degree€and€some€collegeÏeducation,€sufficient€at€least€to€be€certified€as€a€junior€high€school€shop€teacher€inÏTexas.€€He€taught€for€about€two€years.€€He€has€also€been€certified€in€mechanics€byÏa€vocational„technical€school€in€Memphis.€€His€work€history€includes€work€as€aÍmilitary€supply€clerk,€factory€worker,€supervisor€of€inmates€and€of€youths€in€juvenileÏdetention€and€mechanic.Ìà àPlaintiff€worked€for€defendant„employer€as€an€installer€of€brakes€andÏmufflers€and€as€a€manager.€€On€November€4,€1992,€he€slipped€on€some€oil€whileÏguiding€a€car€into€the€shop€and€fell€into€the€pit,€about€eight€feet€down,€head€first.€ÏHe€tried€to€catch€himself€with€his€hands.Ìà àDr.€Phillip€Wright,€an€orthopedic€surgeon,€testified€by€deposition.€€HeÏtestified€that€plaintiff€was€diagnosed€with€a€fracture€of€the€left€radial€styloid€(in€theÏwrist),€a€fracture€of€the€proximal€phalanx€of€the€left€thumb€and€carpal€tunnelÏsyndrome€in€his€right€arm.€€Surgery€was€performed€and€a€pin€was€temporarilyÏplaced€in€his€left€wrist.€€Plaintiff€was€given€a€splint€for€his€right€wrist€and,€in€MarchÏ1993,€was€given€a€cortisone€shot.€€After€the€shot,€Dr.€Wright€did€not€testify€to€anyÏcomplaints€by€plaintiff€concerning€his€right€arm.Ìà àDr.€Wright€assigned€ten€percent€permanent€impairment€to€the€plaintiffððs€leftÏupper€extremity.€€He€testified€that,€if€plaintiff€continued€to€have€the€same€symptomsÏin€his€right€arm,€plaintiff€would€have€a€ten€percent€impairment€to€his€right€upperÏextremity.Ìà àAt€trial,€plaintiff€testified€that€he€now€worked€for€the€Memphis€HousingÏAuthority€doing€maintenance.€€He€testified€that€he€left€defendant„employer€becauseÏhe€could€no€longer€do€€the€overhead€work€required€by€his€previous€job,€and€theÏonly€other€job€available€was€sweeping€the€shop€at€slightly€over€minimum€wage.€ÏHe€testified€that€he€continued€to€experience€pain€in€his€left€arm,€particularly€early€inÍthe€mornings,€and€had€difficulty€keeping€his€grip€when€using€his€left€hand€aboveÏshoulder„level.€€He€also€testified€that€he€continues€to€experience€numbness€in€hisÏright€hand€and€that€he€sometimes€has€difficulty€knowing€whether€he€is€holdingÏsomething€or€not€with€his€right€hand.€€He€testified€that€his€symptoms€in€his€rightÏhand€now€are€the€same€as€they€were€when€he€was€seeing€Dr.€Wright.€€He€testifiedÏthat€he€stopped€complaining€to€Dr.€Wright€about€his€symptoms€because€heÏbelieved€nothing€could€be€done€about€his€right€hand.Ìà àA€co„worker€also€testified€as€to€plaintiffððs€difficulty€performing€above„the„shoulder€work€with€both€hands.Ìà àOur€review€is€òòde€novoóó€upon€the€record€accompanied€by€the€presumptionÏthat€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€correct€unless€the€evidence€preponderatesÏotherwise.€€òòTenn.€Code€Ann.óó€ðð€50„6„225(e)(2).Ìà àThe€defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€considering€the€secondÏdeposition€of€Dr.€Wright.€€It€is€not€clear€from€the€record€whether€or€not€this€secondÏdeposition€was€properly€before€the€trial€court.€€At€any€rate,€we€find€that€thisÏdeposition€does€not€affect€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence.€€The€only€newÏevidence€presented€is€Dr.€Wrightððs€testimony€that€he€released€plaintiff€to€light€dutyÏwork€using€the€right€hand€only€in€January€1993€and€that€he€would€not€have€doneÏso€if€plaintiff€had€problems€that€interfered€with€his€use€of€his€right€hand.€€However,ÏDr.€Wright€also€testified€to€continuing€complaints€of€numbness€in€plaintiffððs€right€arm€Ïafter€this€restricted€release€in€January€1993€and,€in€fact,€he€provided€the€plaintiffÍwith€a€splint€for€his€right€arm€in€February€1993€and€a€cortisone€injection€in€MarchÏ1993.Ìà àWe€find€the€evidence€in€the€record€does€not€preponderate€against€theÏfindings€of€the€trial€court.€€There€must€be€medical€evidence€to€show€an€impairmentÏexists,€unless€the€impairment€is€obvious,€to€support€an€award€of€permanentÏdisability.€€òòJohnson€v.€Midwesco,€Inc.,€óó801€S.W.2d€œ804,€806›€(Tenn.€1990).€ÏHowever,€the€testimony€of€the€expert€witness€must€be€considered€in€conjunctionÏwith€the€employee€and€other€lay€witnesses.€ò ò€òòó óThomas€v.€Aetna€œLife›€œ&€Cas.›€Co.,€óó812ÏS.W.2d€œ278,€283›€(Tenn.€1991).€€We€find€the€medical€evidence€in€this€particular€factÏsituation,€along€with€the€trial€testimony,€supports€a€finding€of€permanent€vocationalÏdisability€to€the€right€arm.€€We€find€the€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€theÏtrial€courtððs€finding€that€plaintiff€sustained€a€50%€permanent€partial€disability€to€bothÏarms.œ× ƒ/ ××  ×›Ìà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed,€and€the€cost€of€appeal€is€taxed€toÏthe€defendant„appellant.€€We€remand€the€case€to€the€trial€court.ÌÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àJohn€K.€Byers,€Senior€JudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌLyle€Reid,€JusticeÌÌÌÌòòÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJoe€C.€Loser,€Special€Judge