WPC # VUNa % 0(w@4 1 @ 0JH 0T 0^ 0hD 0r 0| 0 0 1u U,% 0dQ U, U> B)DCH AMU* Bv~!v D3r 0@ AO4 0D D/> BmHP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 (hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ EEvUEEӀz!3|x2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23    ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(&Times New Roman% Line 7 d 7Border 1dd-!C << G<  9p`(Arial !  ##   YYY FILED#X September9,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.#AppellateCourtClerk  dPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA Op Monaco  BA Op Monaco %%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &Xd&#Xd#  \RA'\\RA'\ћ@ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE@ SPECIALWORKERSCOMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANEL@ ATJACKSONMARKANTHONYPARKER   ) MADISONCHANCERY       ) Plaintiff/Appellee    ) Hon.JoeC.Morris,       ) Chancellor vs.      )       ) NO.02S019601CH00004NATIONALSURETYCORPORATION ) ̜L"$!;+'h|*`  `Lߛ       ) Defendant/Appellee   )       )and       )       )ROYALINSURANCECOMPANY  )       ) Defendant/Appellant.   )FortheAppellant:     FortheAppellees:DavidT.Hooper     T.J.Emison,Jr.Hooper&Hooper     Alamo,TennesseeBrentwood,Tennessee           CatherineB.Clayton       Spragins,Barnett,Cobb&Butler       Jackson,Tennessee@ MEMORANDUMOPINION@ Mailed:@ MembersofPanel:@ JusticeLyleReid@ SpecialJudgeJoeC.Loser,Jr.@ SpecialJudgeBillyJoeWhite̜AFFIRMED        White,Judge  7XXdXXd7 ThisworkerscompensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkersCompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw.Inthiscasethefirstemployerappealstherulingofthetrialcourtthattheinjuryoccurredduringhistermofemploymentwiththefirstemployer.ThetrialcourtfoundnosecondinjuryafterApril1andawardedbenefitsagainstthefirstemployer.ThesecondissueisraisedbyAppellanttotheawardingof40%toeacharm.Weaffirmthefindingsofthetrialcourt. ThePlaintiffscarpaltunnelsymptomsbeganintherighthand atthebeginningofthe90's.(T.at24).Thelefthandbecamesymptomatic ayearorsolater.(T.P.25).Hissymptomsbecameworsewithtime.(T.P.25).Ӝ Q....(t)hatyouwenttothedoctorfinallywhenitgotsobadthatyou couldntstandit.Isthatcorrect? A.Yes,maam.𛀀 (T.P.39). Q....(t)hatwaswhileyouwereworkingforthefirstemployer? A.Yes,maam.𛀀 (T.P.39). ThePlaintiffhadaconversationwiththesecondemployersrepresentativeafewdaysbeforethesecondemployerbecameresponsibleandreportedaworkrelatedinjurywhileworkingforthefirstemployer.(T.P.40). ThecomplaintherewasfiledallegingaFebruary1994injury.ThesecondemployertookoveronApril1,1994. Theemployeefurthertestifiedthat, QActivitiescausedyoutoexperiencepaininyourhands? AYes.(T.P.63). TherewasnoevidenceofasecondinjuryafterApril1,1994bylayormedicalproof. Defendantmustestablishbyexpertmedicalevidencethecausalrelationshipbetweenhisdisabilityandhisemployment,activityorcondition.Talleyv.VirginiaIns.Reciprocal,755S.W.2d587,591(Tenn.1989). Anincreaseinpainisnotasufficientaggravationand,tobecompensable, thepreexistingconditionmustbeotherwiseinjuredoradvancedbyemployment.Smithv.SmithTransferCorp.,735S.W.2d221(Tenn.1987). Thelastinjuryruledoesnotapplyinthiscasebecause forthelastinjuriousinjuryruletohaveanyapplication,theremustbequalitativeevidenceofasecondinjury...𛀀Inanyevent,theexistenceofasecondinjurymustbeestablished.Johnsonv.LeviStrauss&Co.,17TAM914. Thesecondissueistheawardingof40%toeacharm. Dr.GlennBarnetttestifiedtoa5%AMAGuidelineandgaverestrictions.(BarnettDepo.P.19).Dr.JosephBoalsratedtheimpairmentat20%toeacharm.(BoalsDepo.P.12).TheAppelleecitesnomedicalorlaytestimonyshowingtheawardtobeexcessive.Thetrialcourtsawthewitnessesandappliedmanyfactorsinarrivingat40%. Appellatereviewisdenovo,accompaniedbyapresumptionofthecorrectnessofthefindingsofthetrialcourt,unlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.T.C.A.506225(e)(2).Thispanelfindsthatthepreponderanceoftheevidencesupportsthetrialcourtonbothissuesofconcern,and,therefore,affirm.̛ CoststaxedtoDefendant/Appellant.̛       _____________________________       BillyJoeWhite,SpecialJudgeCONCUR:__________________________LyleReid,Justice____________________________JoeC.Loser,Jr.,SpecialJudge