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P   Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(1998andSupp.2001)AppealasofRight;Judgmentofthe b ChanceryCourtAffirmed  R     W.Michael_Maloan_,Sp.J.#XC#XCX.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJaniceM.Holder,J.and 2 JoeC.Loser,Jr.,Sp.J.,joined. "r B.DuaneWillis,Jackson,Tennessee,forappellant,_RSKCo_ԀandLovesCountryStores,Inc. !R _Gayden_ԀDrewIV,Jackson,Tennessee,forappellee,JeffGaston "2!   MEMORANDUMOPINION #XXCJ #XCX &!%   #XXCj #XCX  Theplaintiff,JeffGaston(Gaston),wasthirtyseven(37)yearsoldatthetimeoftrial.He (#' graduatedfromhighschool,obtainedabachelorsdegreeinorganizationalleadershipandis r)$( pursuingamastersdegreeinbusinessadministration.PriortoworkingforLovesCountyStores b*%) asageneralmanagerofa_Hardee_sRestaurantin1999,Gastonwasamanagerorfoodandbeverage R+&* directorfornumerousrestaurants. B,'+  2-(,   OnMay27,2000,Gastonwascarryinganurnofcoffeewhenheslippedandfelltoboth  knees.Hesustainedfirstandseconddegreeburnstohisfaceandreceivedtreatmentatalocal  emergencyroom.Sometwotofourweekslater,Gastondevelopednumbnessinhisleftleg.He  notifiedhisemployerandinJuly2000wasreferredtoDr.David_Garey_ԀattheJacksonClinic.On  aDecember8,2000visittoDr._Garey_,hereportednumbnessinhisrightleg,butdeniedanyback p orhippain.Dr._Garey_ԀreferredGastontoDr.JosephRowland,aneurosurgeonat_Semmes_Ԅ_Murphey_ `  ClinicinJackson. P    GastonsawDr.RowlandonJanuary8,2001,withcomplaintsoflowbackpainand 0  numbnessinhisrighthipandknee.HegaveahistoryofaMay2000fallatworkwithbackpain  p  eversince.AnMRIshowedmilddiscbulgingatL4andL5butnothingrequiringsurgery.Onhis `  lastvisitofMarch7,2001,Gastoncontinuedtocomplainofbackandrightlegpain. P    Dr.RowlandreferredGastontoDr.Edward_Hockaday_Ԁforalumbar_epidural_Ԁsteroidinjection 0  whichwasperformedonFebruary23,2001.Dr._Hockaday_simpressionswere lowbackpain,right   lowerextremitypainandrightlowerextremitynumbnesssecondarytolumbarneuritiswithbulging  discatL4L5andbulgingdiscatL5S1.    Dr.Joseph_Boals_ԀexaminedGastononJune14,2001,foranindependentmedicalevaluation.  Dr._Boals_ԀfoundafullrangeofmotioninGastonsbackwithoutspasmandanormalneurological  examination.Dr._Boals_ԀdiagnosedanacutelumbarstrainandpossibleruptureatL5S1causedby p Gastonsfallatwork.Dr._Boals_Ԁassignedafivepercent(5%)permanentphysicalimpairmenttothe ` bodyasawholebasedontheAMAGuidelinesandadvisedagainstprolongedwalking,standing, P stooping,squatting,climbingandrepetitiveflexionorextensiverotationofhisback. @   GastontestifiedhebeganhavingbackpaininOctober2000andhecurrentlyhasalmost  p constantpaininhisbackandnumbnessinhisrightleg.HelosthisjobwithLovesCountyStores ` duetoreasonsunrelatedtohisinjuryandhecurrentlyworksforDETDistributingsettingup P advertisinganddeliveringapproximatelytwohundred(200)casesofbeeraday.Heisrequiredto @ lift,bend,stoop,twist,squatandclimb. 0   AftertheOctober2,2001trial,theChancellorawardedtwelvepercent(12%)permanent ! partialdisabilitytothebodyasawhole.Theemployerhasappealedandraisedtwoissues:thelack "  ofnoticeofabackinjuryandtheamountoftheaward. #! @& ANALYSIS  % # #XXC #XCXX0 XXXC  Thescopeofreviewofissuesoffactisdenovoupontherecordofthetrialcourt, `'"% accompaniedbyapresumptionofcorrectnessofthefindings,unlessthepreponderanceofevidence L(#& isotherwise.Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(2)._Lollar_Ԁv.WalMartStores,Inc.,767S.W.2d143 8)$' (Tenn.1989).Whenatrialcourthasseenandheardwitnesses,especiallywhereissuesofcredibility $*t%( andweightoforaltestimonyareinvolved,considerabledeferencemustbeaccordedthetrialcourts +`&) factualfindings.HumphreyvDavid_Witherspoon_,Inc.,734S.W.2d315(Tenn.1987).However, +L'* wheretheissuesinvolveexpertmedicaltestimonywhichiscontainedintherecordbydeposition,  asitisinthiscase,thenallimpressionsofweightandcredibilitymustbedrawnfromthecontents  ofthedepositions,andthereviewingcourtmaydrawitsownimpressionastoweightandcredibility  fromthecontentsofthedepositions.Overmanv.Williams_Sonoma_,Inc.,803S.W.2d672,67677 t (Tenn.1991).#XCX XX0Ư# `    `     h      p   @aa' NOTICE  , |   TennesseeCodeAnnotated506201requiresaninjuredemployeetogivenoticeofan  \  injurytohisorheremployer.Thenotice shallstate...thenameandaddressoftheemployee,the  L  time,placeandnatureandcauseoftheaccidentresultingininjuryordeath... . Tenn.CodeAnn. <  506202(a)(1). ,     Attrial,thepartiesstipulatedGastongaveadequatenoticeofhisMay27,2000fallatwork.   Theemployercontendsthisnoticewasforaninjurytobothkneesandburnstotheface,notfora   backinjury.    ThefactsofthepresentcasearesimilartoQuakerOatsv.Smith,574S.W.2d45,48(Tenn. | 1978)wheretheemployeefellatworkandreportedaninjurytoherlegsandlaterdeveloped l problemsinherback.Theemployerdeniedresponsibilityforthebackinjuryduetolackofproper \ notice.TheSupremeCourtstated, ...weknowofnorequirementthatanemployeegivenotice L ofeachofseveralinjurieshereceivedinanonthejobaccident.Heisincompliancewiththe < statutoryrequirementofnoticeifhenotifieshisemployeroftheaccidentandthefacthehassuffered ,| aninjury. l   Atoralargument,theemployerconcededtherealissueiscausation,notnotice.The L employerreliesonthefactGastondidnotmakeanybackcomplaintsuntilOctoberof2000andin < Dr._Garey_snotesofDecember8,2000,Gastondeniedanybackpain. ,   Exceptinthemostobviouscase,theemployeemuchestablish,byexpertmedicalevidence   thecausalrelationshipbetweenthedisabilitycomplainedofandtheemploymentactivityor ! condition._Talley_Ԁv.VirginiaIns.Reciprocal,775S.W.2d587,591(Tenn.1989).Themedical "  evidenceinthiscaseconsistsofthedepositionofDr._Boals_ԀandthemedicalrecordsofDrs._Garey_ #! and_Hockaday_.Dr._Boals_ԀclearlystatesinhisopinionGastonsimpairmenttohisbackwascaused |$" byhisfallatwork.Nootherphysicianwasdeposedand,therefore,thetrialcourtandthispanelare l% # withoutthebenefitofanyothermedicalopinionastocausation.Wefindthisissueiswithoutmerit. \&!$ @  VOCATIONALDISABILITY  ,)|$'     Theemployernextcontendstheevidencepreponderatesagainstthetrialcourtsawardof  +\&) twelvepercent(12%)permanentpartialdisabilitytothebodyasawhole.Insupportofitsargument, +L'* theemployersubmitsGastonisyoung,welleducated,hasmanagerialexperience,andispresently  engagedinaphysicallydemandingjobwithoutanyformalmedicalrestrictions.Further,the  employerintroducedattrialasix(6)hourvideotapewhichshowsGastonperforminghisjobatDET  DistributinginexcessofDr._Boals_recommendations.Gastontestifiedhehadalmostconstantpain  inhisback,numbnessinhisrightthighandsensitivityinhisrightleg. p   Theextentofvocationaldisabilityisaquestionoffacttobedeterminedfromallthe P  evidence,includingbothexpertandlaytestimony.Collinsv._Howmet_ԀCorp.,970S.W.2d941,943 @  (Tenn.1998).Inassessingvocationaldisability,thetrialcourtisrequiredtoconsidermanypertinent 0  factorssuchastheage,education,skills,training,localjobopportunitiesandcapacitytoworkat  p  typesofemploymentavailableintheworkersdisabledcondition.Tenn.CodeAnn.506241 `  (a)(1);_Worthington_Ԁv._Modine_,798S.W.2d232,234(Tenn.1990);_Roberson_Ԁv._Loretto_ԀCasketCo., P  722S.W.2d380,384(Tenn.1986).#XXC#XCX @    Afterareviewofalltheevidenceinthecase,wefindtheevidencedoesnotpreponderate   againstthetrialcourtsawardoftwelvepercent(12%)permanentpartialdisabilitytothebodyas  awhole.  @FF% CONCLUSION     Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.Thecostsofthisappealaretaxedtothe ` defendants,_RSKCo_ԀandLovesCountryStores,Inc. P    `     h     ___________________________________ 0    `     h     W.Michael_Maloan_,SpecialJudge  p #XXCV5#  ` @7 7 INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @==SPECIALWORKERSCOMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANEL  @''%ATJACKSON 0 @"August16,2002 H    JEFFGASTONv._RSKCo_ԀandLOVESCOUNTRYSTORES,INC.  ( x 6:@  ChanceryCourtforMadisonCounty X  @%No.58312 p  @*AV) ` dE<` A߈   @ No.W200102787_WC_ԄR3CVFiledDecember5,2002   AV) ` dE<` A G  @qq# JUDGMENTORDER  n !b    ` ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtupontheentirerecord,includingtheorder f ofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel's x MemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,which  areincorporatedhereinbyreference;     ` Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthattheMemorandumOpinionofthe  Panelshouldbeacceptedandapproved;and "    ` Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusions F oflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgment !X oftheCourt. "j Ѐ ,#|    ` CostsonappealaretaxedtotheAppellants,_RSKCo_ԀandLovesCountry >$ Stores,Inc.,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. P%     ` ITISSOORDERED. t'"" # !b<#    `     h     PER_CURIAM_ *&% # qA# +'& Ї   `     h