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ÐÌÓ> ÓÓ  Óò òMEMORANDUM€OPINIONó óÔ#†¼Òm»XX‰÷… #ÔÔ‡X‰÷X»¼ÒmÔÐ Þ#.# ÐÌÓ  ÓÔ#†¼Òm»XX‰÷i #ÔÔ€X‰÷X»¼ÒmÔà  àThe€employee€or€claimant,€Brenda€McIlroy,€initiated€this€civil€action€to€recover€permanentÐ ±%!% Ðdisability€benefits€from€her€employer,€Medical€Specialty€Clinic,€P.€C.,€for€a€work€related€injury€€TheÐ š&ê!& Ðemployer€denied€liability.€€After€a€trial€on€the€merits,€the€trial€court€found€the€employer€liable€underÐ ƒ'Ó"' Ðthe€Workers'€Compensation€Act€for€permanent€partial€disability€benefits€based€on€24€percent€to€theÐ l(¼#( Ðbody€as€a€whole.€€The€employer€has€appealed.€€The€employer€does€not€question€the€trial€court'sÐ U)¥$) Ðfinding€that€the€employee€suffered€a€compensable€injury€by€accident,€but€contends€theÐ >*Ž%* Ðpreponderance€of€the€evidence€is€that€the€employee€was€not€permanently€injured€or€the€award€shouldÐ '+w&+ Ðbe€limited€to€either€7€ðð€percent€or€15€percent€to€the€body€as€a€whole.Ð ,`', ÐÌÐ â-2).ý Ðà  àÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔAppellate€review€is€de€novo€upon€the€record€of€the€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumptionÐ ° Ðof€correctness€of€the€findings€of€fact,€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€Ô#†X‰÷XX Xàq®#ÔTenn.Ð ™é ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(2).Ô‡ XàqXXX‰÷Ô€€The€reviewing€court€is€required€to€conduct€an€independentÐ ‚Ò Ðexamination€of€the€record€to€determine€where€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€lies.Ô#†X‰÷XX Xàqù#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷Ô€€òòWingert€v.Ð k» ÐGovernment€of€Sumner€Countyóó,€908€S.W.2d€921,€922€(Tenn.€1995).€€Ô#†X‰÷XX Xàqß#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔConclusions€of€law€are€subjectÐ T¤ Ðto€de€novo€review€on€appeal€without€any€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòÔ#†X‰÷XX Xàqˆ#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔHill€v.€Wilson€Sporting€GoodsÐ =  ÐCo.óó,€104€S.W.3d€844€(Tenn.€Workersðð€Comp€Panel€2002)Ô#†X‰÷XX XàqE#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷Ô.€€Issues€of€statutory€construction€are€solelyÐ & v Ðquestions€of€law.€€òòIdóó.€€Where€the€trial€judge€has€seen€and€heard€the€witnesses,€especially€if€issues€ofÐ  _ Ðcredibility€and€weight€to€be€given€oral€testimony€are€involved,€considerable€deference€must€beÐ ø H Ðaccorded€those€circumstances€on€review,€òòÔ#†X‰÷XX Xàqó#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔMcCaleb€v.€Saturn€Corp.óó,€910€S.W.2d€412,€414€(Tenn.Ð á 1  Ð1995)Ô#†X‰÷XX Xàq˜#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷Ô,€because€it€is€the€trial€court€which€had€the€opportunity€to€observe€the€witnessesðð€demeanor€andÐ Ê   Ðto€hear€the€in„court€testimony.€€òòÔ#†X‰÷XX Xàq*#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔLong€v.€Tri„Con€Ind.,€Ltd.óó,€996€S.W.2d€173,€178€(Tenn.€1999).Ô#†X‰÷XX Xàq#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷Ô€€TheÐ ³  Ðtrial€courtððs€findings€with€respect€to€credibility€and€weight€of€the€evidence€may€generally€be€inferredÐ œì  Ðfrom€the€manner€in€which€the€court€resolves€conflicts€in€the€testimony€and€decides€the€case.€€òòÔ#†X‰÷XX XàqŠ#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔTobittÐ …Õ  Ðv.€Bridgestone/Firestone,€Inc.óó,€59€S.W.3d€57,€61€(Tenn.€2001).Ô#†X‰÷XX XàqÆ#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷Ô€€The€appellate€tribunal,€however,€isÐ n¾  Ðas€well€situated€to€gauge€the€weight,€worth€and€significance€of€deposition€testimony€as€the€trialÐ W§  Ðjudge.€€òòÔ#†X‰÷XX Xàqd#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔWalker€v.€Saturn€Corp.óó,€986€S.W.2d€204,€207€(Tenn.€1998)Ô#†X‰÷XX Xàqa#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷Ô.€€Extent€of€vocational€disabilityÐ @ Ðis€a€question€of€fact.€€òòÔ#†X‰÷XX XàqÞ#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔStory€v.€Legion€Ins.€Co.óó,€3€S.W.3d€450,€456€(Tenn.€1999)Ô#†X‰÷XX Xàqr#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷Ô.€€Where€the€medicalÐ )y Ðtestimony€in€a€workersðð€compensation€case€is€presented€by€deposition,€the€reviewing€court€mayÐ b Ðmake€an€independent€assessment€of€the€medical€proof€to€determine€where€the€preponderance€of€theÐ ûK Ðproof€lies.Ô#†X‰÷XX Xàqï#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷Ô€€òòBridges€v.€Liberty€Mutual€Ins.€Co.€of€Hartfordóó,€101€S.W.3d€67€(Tenn.€Workers€CompÐ ä4 ÐPanel€2000).Ô#†X‰÷XX XàqN#ÔÐ Í ÐÌà  àThe€claimant€was€employed€as€a€receptionist.€€As€such,€she€would€greet€and€register€patientsÐ Ÿï Ðand€pull€their€charts€for€the€doctors.€€At€the€end€of€the€day,€it€was€her€duty€to€pull€stacks€of€charts,Ð ˆØ Ðclean„sheet€them€and€place€them€on€a€ledge€in€preparation€for€the€next€day.€€On€February€21,€2001,Ð qÁ Ðshe€lost€her€balance€and€twisted€her€body€while€placing€charts€on€the€ledge,€straining€her€neck€andÐ Zª Ðlower€back.€€She€left€work€after€clocking€out.€€The€next€day,€she€reported€her€injury€and,€from€a€listÐ C“ Ðprovided€by€the€employer,€chose€to€see€a€doctor€across€the€street€from€the€employerððs€office.€€ThatÐ ,| Ðdoctor€prescribed€muscle€relaxants,€rest€and€a€weight€lifting€restriction€of€fifteen€pounds.€€Since€thatÐ e Ðtime€she€has€seen€and€been€treated€by€a€number€of€doctors,€including€Dr.€Lowell€Stonecipher,€Dr.Ð þN ÐKeith€Nord€and€Dr.€Ronald€Teddleton,€all€of€whom€testified€by€deposition.Ð ç 7 ÐÌà  àDr.€Stonecipher,€an€orthopedist,€diagnosed€cervical€and€lumbar€strain.€€He€administered€aÐ ¹" ! Ðcortisone€shot,€prescribed€physical€therapy€and€ordered€a€nerve€conduction€test€by€Dr.€Ron€Bingham.€Ð ¢#ò" ÐThe€test€results€were€normal.€€After€a€few€visits,€Dr.€Stonecipher€released€the€claimant€from€his€care.€Ð ‹$Û# ÐHe€opined€in€his€deposition€that€the€claimant€would€probably€retain€no€permanent€medicalÐ t%Ä $ Ðimpairment.Ð ]&­!% ÐÌà  àDr.€Teddleton,€a€chiropractor,€treated€the€claimant€during€March€and€April€2001.€€HisÐ /(#' Ðdiagnosis€was€essentially€the€same€as€that€of€Dr.€Stonecipher,€except€that€he€noted€the€injury€wasÐ )h$( Ðsuperimposed€on€and€aggravated€the€claimantððs€pre„existing€arthritis.€€Dr.€Teddleton€testifiedÐ *Q%) Ðunequivocally€that€the€injury€both€aggravated€and€advanced€the€claimantððs€pre„existing€condition,Ð ê*:&* Ðand€he€estimated€her€permanent€medical€impairment€to€be€20€percent€to€the€body€as€a€whole.Ð Ó+#'+ Їà  àDr.€Nord,€another€orthopedist,€treated€the€claimant€for€more€than€a€year,€beginning€onÐ ° ÐNovember€28,€2001,€when€he€diagnosed€cervical€thoracic€strain,€degenerative€disc€disease€and€rightÐ ™é Ðshoulder€impingement.€€Further€diagnostic€testing€revealed€tendinitis€and€a€possible€torn€rotator€cuffÐ ‚Ò Ðin€the€right€shoulder,€which€he€treated€with€manipulation.€€Although€Dr.€Nord€agreed€that€theÐ k» Ðclaimantððs€injury€aggravated€her€pre„existing€arthritis€and€affected€her€ability€to€work,€he€estimatedÐ T¤ Ðher€permanent€impairment€to€be€only€3€percent€to€the€whole€person.Ð =  ÐÌà  àAll€three€medical€impairment€ratings€were€based€on€AMA€Guides.Ð  _ ÐÌà  àEven€before€the€injury€occurred,€the€claimant€was€not€a€particularly€good€worker.€€HerÐ á 1  Ðsupervisor€testified€she€was€slow€and€made€mistakes.€€Nevertheless,€she€was€not€fired.€€After€theÐ Ê   Ðinjury,€she€became€even€slower€and,€in€May€2002,€was€fired€for€poor€performance.€€The€only€proofÐ ³  Ðas€to€why€the€claimant€performed€even€more€poorly€after€the€injury€was€the€claimantððs€ownÐ œì  Ðtestimony€that€she€performed€poorly€because€of€pain€from€her€work€related€injury.€€She€has€sinceÐ …Õ  Ðobtained€a€lighter€duty€job€with€another€employer.Ð n¾  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€the€claimant€did€not€make€a€meaningful€return€to€work€and€that€herÐ @ Ðmedical€impairment€was€6€percent€to€the€whole€person.€€The€award€of€permanent€partial€disabilityÐ )y Ðbenefits€based€on€24€percent€to€the€body€as€a€whole€was€obtained€by€multiplying€that€medicalÐ b Ðimpairment€rating€times€four.Ð ûK ÐÌà  àThe€employerððs€first€contention€is€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€applying€a€multiplier€greaterÐ Í Ðthan€two€and€one„half€because€the€claimant€made€a€meaningful€return€to€work€after€her€injury.€€Ô‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔForÐ ¶ Ðinjuries€arising€after€August€1,€1992€and€before€July€1,€2004,€in€cases€where€an€injured€worker€isÐ Ÿï Ðentitled€to€permanent€partial€disability€benefits€to€the€body€as€a€whole€and€the€pre„injury€employerÐ ˆØ Ðreturns€the€employee€to€employment€at€a€wage€equal€to€or€greater€than€the€wage€the€employee€wasÐ qÁ Ðreceiving€at€the€time€of€the€injury,€the€maximum€permanent€partial€disability€award€that€theÐ Zª Ðemployee€may€receive€is€two€and€one„half€times€the€medical€impairment€rating€pursuant€to€theÐ C“ Ðprovisions€of€the€òòAmerican€Medical€Association€Guides€to€the€Evaluation€of€Permanent€ImpairmentóóÔ#†X‰÷XX Xàq®.#Ô.€Ð ,| ÐÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„241(a)(1).Ô#†X‰÷XX XàqÊ1#Ô€€Ô‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔIf€the€offer€from€the€employer€is€not€reasonable€in€light€of€theÐ e Ðcircumstances€of€the€employeeððs€physical€disability€to€perform€the€offered€employment,€then€theÐ þN Ðoffer€of€employment€is€not€meaningful€and€the€injured€employee€may€receive€disability€benefits€upÐ ç 7 Ðto€six€times€the€medical€impairment.€€On€the€other€hand,€an€employee€will€be€limited€to€disabilityÐ Ð!   Ðbenefits€of€not€more€than€two€and€one„half€times€the€medical€impairment€if€the€employeeððs€refusalÐ ¹" ! Ðto€return€to€offered€work€is€unreasonable.€€òòÔ#†X‰÷XX Xàq22#ÔNewton€v.€Scott€Health€Care€Centeróó,€914€S.W.2d€884Ð ¢#ò" Ð(Tenn.€1995).Ô‡ XàqXXX‰÷Ô€€The€resolution€of€what€is€reasonable€must€rest€on€the€facts€of€each€case€and€beÐ ‹$Û# Ðdetermined€thereby.€€òòId.óóÐ t%Ä $ ÐÔ#†X‰÷XX Xàq,5#ÔÔ‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔÌÔ#†X‰÷XX Xàq6#Ôà  àBoth€Sandy€Morris,€the€Specialty€Clinic€Practice€Manager,€and€Nancy€Morris,€the€claimantððsÐ F'–"& Ðimmediate€supervisor,€testified€that€her€work€was€probably€even€slower€in€performing€her€dutiesÐ /(#' Ðafter€the€injury.€€She€was€fired€as€a€result€of€this€poor€performance.€€The€claimant€testified€that€herÐ )h$( Ðability€to€work€was€limited€by€the€pain€from€the€work„related€injury.€€The€trial€court€apparentlyÐ *Q%) Ðaccredited€that€testimony.€€We€cannot€say€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€findingÐ ê*:&* Ðthat€her€return€to€work€was€not€meaningful.€€Thus,€the€two€and€one„half€times€multiplier€is€notÐ Ó+#'+ Ðapplicable.Ð ° ÐÌà  àThe€employer€next€contends€the€trial€court€erred€in€finding€the€claimantððs€medicalÐ ‚Ò Ðimpairment€to€be€6€percent€to€the€whole€person€because€none€of€the€medical€experts€assigned€thatÐ k» Ðpercentage€to€her.€€A€trial€court€is€not€required€to€reject€the€opinions€of€all€medical€opinions€exceptÐ T¤ Ðone€in€determining€the€extent€of€an€injured€workerððs€medical€impairment,€but€may€weigh€andÐ =  Ðevaluate€all€such€available€medical€opinions.€€In€the€present€case,€the€trial€court€rejected€Dr.Ð & v ÐStonecipherððs€opinion€that€the€claimant€was€not€permanently€impaired€and€gave€more€weight€to€theÐ  _ Ðopinion€of€Dr.€Nord€than€to€that€of€Dr.€Teddleton,€as€it€had€the€discretion€to€do,€but€gave€someÐ ø H Ðweight€to€both€opinions,€considering€both€the€impairment€resulting€directly€from€the€injury€and€theÐ á 1  Ðaggravation€of€the€injured€workerððs€pre„existing€condition.€€Ô‡ XàqXXX‰÷ÔAn€employer€takes€an€employee€as€theÐ Ê   Ðemployee€is,€with€all€defects€and€diseases,€and€assumes€the€risk€of€having€a€weakened€conditionÐ ³  Ðaggravated€by€an€injury€which€might€not€affect€a€normal€person.€€Ô#†X‰÷XX Xàq4=#ÔòòFink€v.€Caudleóó,€856€S.W.2d€952Ð œì  Ð(Tenn.€1993).Ð …Õ  Ðà  àÌà  àThe€evidence€thus€fails€to€preponderate€against€the€trial€courtððs€findings€and€the€trial€courtÐ W§  Ðdid€not€abuse€its€discretion€by€giving€some€weight€to€the€opinion€of€Dr.€Teddleton€and€applying€aÐ @ Ðmultiplier€of€four€times€6€percent.€€For€those€reasons,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€Ð )y ÐCosts€are€taxed€to€the€appellant.Ð b ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð Í Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOE€C.€LOSER,€JR.Ð ¶ ÐÌÐ  ˆØ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@9 9 ìàÔ‡¼Òm»XX‰÷ÔIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@@@ìàSPECIAL€WORKERSðð€COMPENSATION€APPEALS€PANELˆÐ À Ðà@((%ìàAT€JACKSONˆÐ Ð  Ðà@¥¥ìàSeptember€30,€2004€Session€ˆÐ à0 ÐÌò òÓ  ÓBRENDA€McILROY€v.€MEDICAL€SPECIALTY€CLINIC,€P.C.ó óÐ  P ÐÓêBÓÌà@’ ’ ìàò ò€Chancery€Court€for€Madison€CountyˆÐ ! q Ðà@ÅÅ%ìàNo.€€59,500ˆÐ 2 ‚ ÐÌà@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<S` A߈Ð T¤  ÐÌà@  ìàNo.€W2003„02910„WC„R3„CV€„€Filed€December€6,€2004ˆÐ tÄ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<•` AßÐ –æ  Ðó óÌà@tt#ìàò òJUDGMENT€ORDERó ó€ˆÐ µ ÐÌòòóóÌÔ‡¼=« »»¼ÒmÔà  àà ` àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entire€record,€including€the€orderÐ é9 Ðof€referral€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel'sÐ ùI ÐMemorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€whichÐ  Y Ðare€incorporated€herein€by€reference;Ð i ÐÌà  àà ` àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€Memorandum€Opinion€of€theÐ 9‰ ÐPanel€should€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÐ I™ ÐÌà  àà ` àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€and€conclusionsÐ i¹ Ðof€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgmentÐ y É Ðof€the€Court.Ð ‰!Ù Ѐ€Ð ™"é Ðà  àà ` àCosts€on€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€Appellant,€Medical€Specialty€Clinic,Ð ©#ù ÐP.C.,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.Ð ¹$  ÐÌà  àà ` àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED.Ð Ù&)"" ÐÌÔ#†¼Òm» »¼=«3E#ÔÔ‡¼Òm»»¼ÒmÔÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àPER€CURIAMÐ  *Y%% ÐÔ#†¼Òm»»¼ÒmµI#ÔÔ#†X‰÷X»¼ÒmÅA#Ô