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ÔÔ€(ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ H ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÝ  Ý›Þ ÞÌà@ àò òIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àSPECIAL€WORKERS'€COMPENSATION€APPEALS€PANEL̜ـ ÙßR€,/+A1-j|` à. `€€@ÿRß›à@ àAT€KNOXVILLEó óÌÌÌÌÌÌÌò òELEANOR€McDANIELó óà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNO.€03S01„9612„„CV„00121à àÌà àPlaintiff/Appellantà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€BEN€K.€WEXLERÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àCHANCELLORÌò òUNIVERSAL€BEDROOM€FURNITURE,à à)ÌLTD.,à àó óà àà àà àà àà à)à àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appelleeà àà à)ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌò òòòFor€the€Appellant:à àà àà àà àFor€the€Appellee:ÌÌó óóóDouglas€R.€Beierà àà àà àà àJoseph€J.€DohertyÌP.€O.€Box€1754à àà àà àà àœWimberly›€&€œLawson›,€œPLLC›ÌMorristown,€TN€37816à àà àà àLiberty€CenterÌà àà àà àà àà àà àP.€O.€Box€1066Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àMorristown,€TN€37816„1066ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌò òòòÓ  ÓM€E€M€O€R€A€N€D€U€M€€€O€P€I€N€I€O€NÌÌÌMembers€of€Panel:ÌÌó óóóE.€Riley€Anderson,€JusticeÌDon€T.€McMurray,€JudgeÌWilliam€H.€Inman,€Senior€JudgeÌÓ  ÓÌòòò òÌÌóóó óÌÌà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌœò òAFFIRMED›à àà àà àà àà àà àà àINMAN,€Senior€JudgeÌÓÓó óà àThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€the€SpecialÏWorkers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€Court€in€accordance€withÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€Supreme€CourtÏof€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.€Ìà àT.€C.€A.€ðð€50„6„241(a)(2)€authorizes€the€Court€to€ð ðreconsider€upon€the€filing€ofÏa€new€cause€of€action€the€issue€of€industrial€disabilityðð€and€enlarge€a€previousÏaward€in€appropriate€cases€where€the€employee€is€no€longer€employed€by€the€pre„injury€employer€and€files€a€timely€application€for€an€increase€in€benefits.Ìà àThis€complaint€was€filed€September€10,€1994.€€The€plaintiff€alleged€that€sheÏhad€suffered€a€job„related€back€injury€in€1993€which€was€resolved€under€theÏworkersðð€compensation€law€on€July€18,€1994€by€a€judgment€approving€a€lump„sumÏsettlement€based€on€a€finding€of€20€percent€vocational€disability,€with€the€provisoÏthat€she€be€allowed€to€return€to€work€ð ðwithin€her€medical€restrictions.ðð× ƒ0 ××  ×€€TheÏjudgment€provided€for€the€payment€of€future€medical€expenses€provided€the€plaintiffÍconsulted€the€defendant€before€seeking€treatment€from€an€authorized€medicalÏprovider.€€Ìà àShe€further€alleged€that€she€returned€to€work€on€July€11,€1994€and€on€AugustÏ17,€1994× ƒ1 ××  ×€during€the€course€of€her€employment€she€again€injured€her€back€whichÏresulted€in€total€disability€for€which€she€sought€an€enlargement€of€the€previousÏaward.Ìà àThe€plaintiffððs€job€was€sedentary.€€It€involved€ð ðputting€screws€in€bags.ðð€ÏUpwards€of€eight€one„inch€screws€were€placed€in€a€small€œglassine›€bag,€total€weightÏless€than€one€ounce.€€She€testified€that€owing€to€the€laziness€of€fellow€workers€sheÏoccasionally€had€to€stretch€her€arms€in€order€to€reach€the€materials€and€on€AugustÏ17,€1994€ð ðpulled€her€backðð€resulting€in€the€alleged€new€injury€and€increasedÏdisability.Ìà àThe€defendant€denied€that€the€plaintiff€was€injured€as€alleged€and€assertedÏthat€her€anatomical€impairment€was€no€greater€than€as€found€by€the€Court€on€JulyÏ18,€1994.Ìœ›à àThe€trial€judge€found€that€this€was€not€ð ðan€appropriate€case€under€theÏprovisions€of€T.€C.€A.€ðð€50„6„241(a)(2)ðð€and€dismissed€the€case.€€The€plaintiffÏÑ À Ñappeals€and€presents€for€review€the€issues€of€(1)€whether€the€trial€court€erred€inÏfailing€to€reconsider€the€plaintiffððs€industrial€disability,€and€(2)€in€failing€to€awardÏmedical€expenses.Ìà àOur€review€of€the€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€trial€court€is€òòde€novoóó€upon€theÏrecord€of€the€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€the€correctness€of€theÍfinding,€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€òòTenn.€Code€Ann.€ððóóÏ50„6„225(e)(2).€€òòStone€v.€City€of€McMinnville,€óó896€S.W.2d€584€(Tenn.€1991).€Ìà àThe€thrust€of€the€plaintiffððs€case€is€that€the€job€she€was€assigned€to€do€uponÏher€return€to€work€required€more€physical€exertion€than€her€pre„injury€job,€whichÏdirectly€caused€her€new€injury.€€In€support€of€this€contention€the€plaintiff€submittedÏphotographs€which,€according€to€œher›€testimony,€depicted€her€daily€work€activities.€ÏDuring€the€course€of€questioning€it€was€established€that€the€photographs€wereÏstaged,€since€each€of€them€depicted€the€plaintiff€performing€activities€contrary€to€theÏinstructions€of€her€treating€physicians,€and€contrary€to€the€job€requirements.€€TheÏtrial€judge€found€that€these€photographs,€or€some€of€them,€were€taken€beforeÏAugust€24,€1994,€the€significance€of€which€is€readily€apparent.€€This€finding€of€a€lackÏof€credibility€essentially€forecloses€the€plaintiffððs€case.€€òòWalls€v.€Magnolia€TruckÏLines,€óó622€S.W.2d€526€(Tenn.€1981).Ìà àIn€any€event€the€plaintiffððs€treating€physician€testified€that€the€plaintiff€sufferedÏno€increase€in€pain€as€a€result€of€the€claimed€new€injury,€and,€significantly,€that€sheÏhad€experienced€no€increase€in€medical€impairment.€€The€first€issue,€therefore,€isÏwithout€merit€for€this€additional€reason.Ìà àWith€respect€to€the€issue€of€the€failure€of€the€Court€to€award€medicalÏexpenses,€we€note€that€this€precise€issue€was€not€before€the€Court.€€The€plaintiffÏsought€medical€expenses€for€the€treatment€of€an€alleged€òònewóó€injury.€€She€did€notÏallege€that€the€medical€treatment€was€necessitated€by€the€initial€injury,€or€was€in€anyÏway€related€to€it.€€We€note€that€the€defendant€is€liable€under€the€initial€judgment€forÏfuture€medical€expenses€attributable€to€the€1993€injury€provided€ð ðthe€plaintiff€shallÍfirst€consult€with€the€defendant€prior€to€seeking€such€treatment€and€shall€complyÏwith€the€defendantððs€reasonable€referral€to€an€authorized€medical€provider.ðð€ÏWhether€the€medical€expenses€incurred€by€the€plaintiff€are€within€the€ambit€of€theÏœjudgment›€and€applicable€œlaw›€was€not€an€issue€in€this€case.Ìà àThe€judgment€is€affirmed€at€the€costs€of€the€appellant.ÌÌÓÓÓÓÌà àÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àWilliam€H.€Inman,€Senior€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌE.€Riley€Anderson,€JusticeÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌDon€T.€McMurray,€œSpecialÔ% € Ô›€œJudgeÇÒ  ÒÒ H Òà àà àà àÌà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€IN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà à€à à€€€€€€€€€€€€€AT€KNOXVILLEÌÌÒ Ê ÒÒ H ÒÌÒ S ÒÒ H ÒELEANOR€McDANIEL,à à€€€€€€€€€€€€à à)€€€€€HAMBLEN€CIRCUITÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€€€No.€€93„CV„342Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellantà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€€à àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïà à)à à€à àÌvs.€€à àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€€€Hon.€Ben€K.€Wexler,€€€€€€€à àà àà àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€Ïà àà à)€€€€€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌUNIVERSAL€BEDROOM€FURNITURE,à à)Ì€LTD.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àà àÌ€€€€à àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€€€€03S01„9612„CV„00121Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€Defendants/Appellee.à àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌà àà àà àà àJUDGMENT€ORDERÌà àà àà àÌà à€€€€€€€€€€€ÓfæÓÓ ø ÓÓ` Ü…X ì–XÓThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entire€record,€including€theÏorder€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workersðð€Compensation€Panel,€and€the€PanelððsÏMemorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€whichÏare€incorporated€herein€by€reference;Ìà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€Memorandum€Opinion€of€theÏPanel€should€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panelððs€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€ofÏlaw€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€JudgmentÏof€the€Court.€€à àà àÌÒ  ÒÒ H Òà à€€€€€Costs€on€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€appellant,€Eleanor€McDaniel€and€surety,ÍDouglas€R.€Beier,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌ08/21/97€ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌal€to€the€Special€Workerðð€Compensation€Panel,€and€the€Panelððs€MemorandumÏOpinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€which€areÏincorporated€herein€by€reference;Ìà àÌà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€Memorandum€Opinion€of€theÏPanel€should€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÌÌà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panelððs€findings€of€act€and€conclusions€ofÏlaw€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€theÏJudgment€of€the€Court.ÌÌà àCosts€on€appeal€are€taxed€€to€the€plaintiff„appellant,€Vernon€Harris€andÌGilbert€and€Faulkner.€surety,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.€€ÌÌ06/03//97à àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panelððs€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€isÏmade€the€Judgment€of€the€Court.Ìà àà àCosts€on€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€defendant/appellant,€BaptistÏHospital€of€East€Tennessees€and€Barry€K.€Maxwell,€surety,€for€which€executionÏmay€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌ07/11/97€ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÙ€ÙÙ€Ù<<€Conversion€error€>>à àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€forÏreview€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann€.ðð€50„6„225€(e)€(5)€(B),€the€entire€record,Ïincluding€the€order€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workersðð€Compensation€AppealsÏPanel,€and€the€Panelððs€Memorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€factÏand€conclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€by€reference;Ìà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€for€review€is€notÏwell€taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panelððs€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€isÏmade€the€judgment€of€the€Court.Ìà àà àCosts€will€be€paid€by€the€plaintiff„appellant€and€sureties,€for€whichÏexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.Ìà àà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€this€____€day€of€June,€1997.ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌÌAnderson,€J.€„€Not€ParticipatingÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌal€to€the€Special€Workerðð€Compensation€Panel,€and€the€Panelððs€MemorandumÏOpinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€which€areÏincorporated€herein€by€reference;Ìà àÌà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€Memorandum€Opinion€of€theÏPanel€should€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÌÌà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panelððs€findings€of€act€and€conclusions€ofÏlaw€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€theÏJudgment€of€the€Court.ÌÌà àCosts€on€appeal€are€taxed€€to€the€plaintiff„appellant,€Vernon€Harris€andÌGilbert€and€Faulkner.€surety,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.€€ÌÌ06/03//97à àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌà àœÔ€2ÔÔ€2Ô›Ì