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ÔÔ€"ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ H ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€#ÔÑ#€%%Xd#ÑÑ#€%%Xd#ÑÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÑ À ÑÑ X Ñò ò›Þ ÞÌÌó óà@ àò òIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àSPECIAL€WORKERS'€COMPENSATION€APPEALS€PANELÌÙ€€ÙœßR€()'A1-j|` 81 `€€@ÿRß›à@ àAT€KNOXVILLEó óÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌÌÌÌOTIS€RUTHERFORD,à àà àà à)à àANDERSON€CIRCUITÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àœPlaintiff/Appellant›à àœà à›à à)à àNO.€œ03S01„9611„CV„00114›Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€JAMES€B.€SCOTT,€JR.,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àJUDGEÌCROSS€MOUNTAIN€COAL€INC.€andà à)ÌLARRY€BRINTON,€JR.,€DIRECTOR,à à)ÌDIVISION€OF€WORKERSðð€à àà à)ÌCOMPENSATION,€TENNESSEEà à)ÌDEPARTMENT€OF€LABOR,€SECONDà à)ÌINJURY€FUND,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendants/Appelleesà àà à)ÌÌÌò òòòFor€the€Appellant:à àà àà àà àFor€the€Appellee:Ìó óóóThomas€M.€Coleà àà àà àà àRobert€W.€KnoltonÌArnett,€Draper€&€Hagoodà àà àà à105€Donner€Drive,€Suite€BÌ2300€First€Tennessee€Plazaà àà àœP.›€œO.›€Box€4459ÌKnoxville,€TN€37929à àà àà àOak€Ridge,€TN€37831„4459ÌÌDavid€H.€DunawayÌDunaway€&€AssociatesÌ100€S.€Fifth€StreetÌP.€O.€Box€231ÌLaFollette,€TN€37766„0231òòò òÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓM€E€M€O€R€A€N€D€U€M€€€O€P€I€N€I€O€NÌÌÌÌÌMembers€of€Panel:ÌÌó óóóJustice€Adolpho€A.€Birch,€Jr.ÌSenior€Judge€John€K.€ByersÌSpecial€Judge€Irvin€H.€Kilcrease,€Jr.ÌÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌœAFFIRMED›à àà àà àà àà àà àœà àBYERS,›€Senior€JudgeÌÌÓÓà 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 àThe€plaintiff€filed€this€workersðð€compensation€claim€on€July€29,€1993,€allegingÏthat€on€April€15,€1991€he€discovered€that€he€was€permanently€and€totally€disabledÏfrom€work€due€to€coal€workersðð€pneumoconiosis€[ð ðblack€œlung€diseaseðð].›€Ìà àThe€œdefendants›€answered€that€the€plaintiff€had€retired€from€their€employ€onÏFebruary€6,€1991€under€their€regular€old€age€retirement€program€and€they€had€noÏinformation€about€any€alleged€œwork€related›€disability.Ìà àAfter€a€hearing€on€the€merits,€the€trial€court€found€œthe›€plaintiff€œð ðhad›€notÏsustained€his€burden€of€proof€of€establishing€his€claim€for€occupational€diseaseÏbenefits€arising€out€of€his€black€lung€œconditionðð›€and€dismissed€the€complaint.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ìà àThe€plaintiff€is€now€69€years€old.€€He€has€been€receiving€old€age€retirementÏbenefits€from€the€Social€Security€Administration€and€from€the€œdefendants›€sinceÏFebruary€6,€1991.€€He€has€applied€for€black€lung€benefits€from€the€U.€S.€DepartmentÏof€Labor€on€three€occasions.€€Two€of€those€applications€were€denied.€€TheÏœdefendants›€sought,€by€Motion€to€Consider€Post„Judgment€Facts€in€this€case,€to€haveÏthe€results€of€the€third€Department€of€Labor€adjudication€admitted€as€evidence;Ïhowever,€the€Motion€was€denied€as€inappropriate€under€òòRuleóó€14(a),€òòTenn.€R.€App.€P.óóÌà àThe€plaintiff€contends€that€the€medical€evidence€proves€that€he€was€totallyÏand€permanently€disabled€from€work€at€the€time€of€his€retirement€under€old€ageÏprograms,€notwithstanding€the€fact€that€he€was€working€full„time€up€to€the€day€heÏretired.€€To€support€this€claim,€he€introduced€at€trial€the€medical€evidence€previouslyÏsubmitted€to€the€Department€of€Labor€in€his€black€lung€claims;€his€testimony€andÏthat€of€his€wife;€an€independent€medical€evaluation€by€Dr.€Glen€Baker€performed€onÏOctober€6,€1993;€and€the€testimony€of€Dr.€Norman€œHankins€and€Ms.€Kelly€Lenz,›Ïœvocational›€experts€who€performed€œa€vocational›€evaluation€in€October€1994.Ìà àThe€thrust€of€plaintiffððs€argument€for€award€of€workersðð€compensation€benefitsÏis€that€œthe€trial€court€and€this€Panel€are›€required€to€apply€federal€standards€inÏmaking€our€œdeterminations›€and€that€under€20€C.€F.€R.€ðð€718.304,€he€is€irrebuttablyÏpresumed€to€be€entitled€to€benefits€based€on€the€chest€x„ray€readings€which€wereÏsubmitted€in€his€three€Department€of€Labor€black€lung€claims€and€in€this€claim.Ìà àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ50„6„302›€provides:ÌÓ  ÓÓÓà8 àà àð ð(b)€In€considering€whether€an€employee€has€the€occupationalÏdisease€of€coal€workerððs€pneumoconiosis€and€is€totally€disabled€orÏdies€therefrom,€all€the€presumptions,€criteria€and€standards€containedÏin€or€promulgated€by€reason€of€the€federal€Coal€Mine€Health€andÏSafety€Act€of€1969,€Pub.€L.€No.€91„173€(30€U.€S.€C.€901€et€seq.),Ïspecified€as€the€basis€for€determining€eligibility€of€applicants€forÏbenefits€because€of€the€disease€or€its€effects€shall€be€used€and€beÍapplicable€under€this€chapter,€and€where€in€a€proceeding€under€thisÏchapter€for€benefits€it€is€determined€the€employee€or€the€employeeððsÏdependents€would€be€entitled€to€benefits€under€the€federal€Coal€MineÏHealth€and€Safety€Act€of€1969,€and€the€Black€Lung€Benefits€Act€ofÏ1972€(Publ.€L.€No.€92„303€as€amended€œ(930›€U.€S.€C.€901€et€seq.)€),€theÏemployee€or€the€employeeððs€dependents€by€reason€of€theÏdetermination€shall€be€considered€totally€disabled€from€coal€workerððsÏpneumoconiosis€and€its€effects,€under€this€chapter€the€same€as€if€theÏemployee,€or€tie€employeeððs€dependents,€establishes€the€right€toÏrecover€benefits€based€upon€a€total€disability€from€coal€workerððsÏpneumoconiosis,€or€death€by€reason€thereof€under€the€laws€of€thisÏstate.ððÌÌÓÓà àOur€Supreme€Court€has€held€that€in€a€state€œproceeding›€all€of€theÏpresumptions€and€standards€created€by€the€federal€Coal€Mine€Health€and€SafetyÏAct€of€1969€(30€U.€S.€C.€901€et€seq.,€Black€Lung€Benefits€Act)€and€used€to€determineÏeligibility€for€black€lung€disability€payments€are€incorporated€by€reference€into€stateÏlaw.€€òòBlankenship€v.€Old€Republic€Ins.€Co.,€óó539€S.W.2d€23€(Tenn.€1976);€òòGibson€v.ÏConsolidation€Coal€Co.,€óó588€S.W.2d€290€(Tenn.€1979).€€Ìà àHowever,€an€award€from€the€Social€Security€Administration€under€the€federalÏCoal€Mine€Health€and€Safety€Act€of€1969€is€not€binding€or€conclusive€upon€the€stateÏcourts€in€determining€entitlement€to€workersðð€compensation€under€this€section,Ïalthough€the€trial€judge€is€not€prohibited€from€considering€and€evaluating€the€proofÏwhich€was€before€the€federal€agency.€€òòOld€Republic€Ins.€Co.€v.€Blankenship,€óó567ÏS.W.2d€156€(Tenn.€1978).Ìà àThe€specific€presumption€which€the€plaintiff€invokes€for€our€œconsideration€asÏdeterminative€in€this€case›€is€contained€in€20€C.€F.€R.€ðð€718.304:€ÌÓÓà8 àð ðò òðð€718.304€Irrebuttable€presumption€of€total€disability€orÏdeath€due€to€pneumoconiosisó ó.€€ÌÌà8 à€€There€is€an€irrebuttable€presumption€that€a€miner€is€totally€disabledÏdue€to€pneumoconiosis,€that€a€minerððs€death€was€due€toÏpneumoconiosis€or€that€a€miner€was€totally€disabled€due€toÍpneumoconiosis€at€the€time€of€death,€if€such€miner€is€suffering€orÏsuffered€from€a€chronic€dust€disease€of€the€lung€which:ÌÌà8 à€€(a)€When€diagnosed€by€chest€x„ray€(see€ðð€718.202€concerning€theÏstandards€for€x„rays€and€the€effect€of€interpretation€of€x„rays€byÏphysicians)€yields€one€or€more€large€opacities€(greater€than€1Ïcentimeter€in€diameter)€and€would€be€classified€in€Category€A,€B,€or€CÏin:ÌÌà8 à€€(1)€The€ILO„U/C€International€Classification€of€Radiographs€of€theÏPneumoconioses,€1971,€or€subsequent€revisions€œthereto›€.€.€.€ð ð€ÌÌÓÓà àIt€is€undisputed€that€the€plaintiff€in€this€case€has€black€lung.€€The€diagnosisÏwas€first€made€on€May€3,€1971€in€a€letter€addressed€ð ðTo€Whom€It€May€ConcernððÏfrom€William€K.€Swann,€M.€D.,€Knoxville,€Tennessee€[Exhibit€14],€which€states:ÌÓÓà8 àð ðChest€x„ray€done€on€re€above€listed€individual€on€April€28,€1971,€isÏinterpreted€as€showing€small€rounded€opacities€in€the€two€lowermostÏlung€zones€on€both€side€of€the€thorax€which€fit€category€P„1/1Ïaccording€to€the€U/C€classification.€€IMPRESSION:€Coal€WorkersÏPneumoconiosis.ððÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà àThe€trial€court,€while€acknowledging€that€plaintiff€has€black€lung,€found€thatÏthe€plaintiff€failed€to€carry€the€burden€of€proof€that€he€was€totally€disabled.€€OurÏreview€of€the€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€trial€court€is€òòde€novoóó€upon€the€record€ofÏthe€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€the€correctness€of€the€finding,Ïunless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€òòTenn.€Code€Ann.€ððóó€50„6„225(e)(2).€€òòStone€v.€City€of€McMinnville,€óó896€S.W.2d€584€(Tenn.€1991).€Ìà àœThe›€evidence€on€the€issue€of€whether€the€plaintiff€has€met€his€burden€of€proofÏincludes€several€medical€depositions,€including€that€of€Dr.€Glen€Baker,€Jr.,€œa€board„certified›€internist,€œpulmonologist,›€and€ð ðBðð€œreader›€who€evaluated€plaintiff€at€theÏrequest€of€his€attorney€on€October€6,€1993.€€Dr.€Baker€diagnosed€job„related€2/2Ïcoal€workersðð€pneumoconiosis€which€he€opined€was€100€percent€occupationallyÍdisabling.€€He€also€testified€that€plaintiffððs€pulmonary€function€testing€and€blood€gasÏreports€did€not€qualify€œplaintiff›€for€black€lung€benefits€according€to€federal€criteria.Ìà àDr.€Richard€E.€œParrish,€a€board„certified›€internist€and€œpulmonologist,›€alsoÏtestified€by€deposition.€€He€first€saw€the€plaintiff€in€œApril›€1991,€after€Mr.€RutherfordððsÏretirement,€on€referral€for€evaluation€by€the€Department€of€Labor.€€Dr.€Parrish€alsoÏopined€plaintiffððs€chest€x„ray€revealed€a€2/2€classification€for€pneumoconiosis.€ÏHowever,€his€pulmonary€function€tests€revealed€normal€lung€function€at€that€time.Ìà àDr.€Norman€Hankins,€vocational€expert,€testified€by€deposition€that€heÏconducted€a€vocational€assessment€of€œplaintiff›€on€November€16,€1994.€€He€opinedÏthat€plaintiff€would€be€limited€to€sedentary€work€and€that€there€were€no€jobs€in€theÏlocal€market€that€he€could€perform,€therefore€he€would€be€considered€100€percentÏvocationally€disabled.Ìà àœThe€plaintiffððs€wife€testified€that€he€left€his€job€with€Cross€Mountain€becauseÏhe€was€not€able€to€do€the€work.€€His€strength€was€gone€because€of€his€hardÏbreathing.€€He€had€shortness€of€breath.€€He€could€not€sleep€because€of€hisÏshortness€of€breath€and€was€deteriorating€overall.Ìà àThe€Plaintiff€testified€that€he€had€to€quit€his€job€because€he€could€not€breatheÏand€he€could€not€sleep.€€He€would€have€prefered€to€go€on€working.€€After€he€leftÏCross€Mountain€his€lungs€became€worse€instead€of€better.€€He€worked€every€day,Ïbut€he€did€have€a€lot€of€problems.€€He€never€complained€or€talked€with€managementÏof€Cross€Mountain€about€health€problems€that€he€was€having.Ìà àMr.›€Robert€Brandonburg,€plaintiffððs€supervisor,€testified€at€trial€œthat€plaintiff›Ïnever€missed€work,€never€complained€to€him€about€any€breathing€œproblem,›€andÏnever€appeared€to€have€any€breathing€problems€at€work.€€He€stated€œthat€plaintiff›€toldÍhim€the€reason€he€was€retiring€was€that€ð ð€.€.€.€he€worked€all€of€his€life€and€he€wantedÏto€enjoy€what€he€could.ðð€€Ìà àA€letter€from€the€U.€S.€Department€of€Labor,€Office€of€Workersðð€Compensation,ÏDivision€of€Coal€Mine€Workersðð€Compensation,€dated€July€19,€1991,€advisedÏœplaintiff›€that€the€evidence€in€his€claim€under€the€Black€Lung€Benefits€Act€œdid›€notÏshow€that€he€qualifies€for€black€lung€benefits€because€the€evidence€:ÌÓÓà8 àð ðdoes€not€show€that€you€are€totally€disabled€by€the€disease.€€TotallyÏdisabled€means€you€are€unable€to€perform€the€type€of€work€requiredÏby€your€coal€mine€work€because€of€a€breathing€impairment€caused€byÏpneumoconiosis€(black€lung€disease).€€The€results€of€your€medicalÏevidence€are€shown€on€the€enclosed€explanation.ððÌÌà0 ààH` ` ` àà8 ààH,,¸ à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€„€€„€€„€€„€€„€€„€€„€€€ÌÌà8 àð ðThe€ventilatory€study€(breathing€test)€performed€on€5/24/91€toÏmeasure€your€breathing€capacity€indicated€that€you€haveÌ€Ìà8 àà8 àa€measured€one€second€forced€expiratory€volume€(FEV„1)€of€3.18€Liters€per€second€and€ÌÌà8 àà8 àa€maximum€breathing€capacity€(MVV€or€MBC)€of€75ÏLiters€per€minute,€and/orÌÌà8 àà8 àa€maximum€forced€vital€capacity€(FVC)€of€3.96€Liters€andÏa€FEV„1/FVC€ratio€of€80%ÌÌà8 àIn€order€to€establish€total€disability€under€the€law€a€miner€of€yourÏheight,€71€inches€and€age,€63,€must€demonstrate€by€a€ventilatory€studyÏthat€his€or€her€breathing€capacity€has€been€reduced€to€a€level€where:ÌÌà8 àà8 àthe€FEV„1€does€not€exceed€2.10€Liters€per€second€and;ÌÌà8 àà8 àthe€MVV€or€MBC€does€not€exceed€84€Liters€per€minute,ÏorÌÌà8 àà8 àthe€FVC€does€not€exceed€2.69€Liters,€orÌÌà8 àà8 àThe€FEV„1/FVC€ratio€must€be€equal€to€or€less€than€55%ÏorÌÌà8 àthat€the€pneumoconiosis€condition€has€caused€a€breathing€impairmentÏwhich€is€the€medical€equivalent€of€the€above€standards.ÌÌà8 àThe€Arterial€Blood„Gas€Study€performed€on€5/24/91€to€detect€anyÏimpairment€in€alveolar€gas€exchange€indicated€the€following:ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àòòAt€Restà àDuring€ExerciseÌà àÌà àPCO„2à àà àà àà àà à40.6à àà àà à34.9ÌÌà àPO„2à àà àà àà àà àà à82.4à àà àà à91.6ÌÌà8 àóóIn€order€to€establish€total€disability€under€the€Law,€test€results€with€aÏPCO„2€value€of€40.6€must€have€a€PO„2€value€of€60€or€lower.€€TestÏresults€with€a€PCO„2€value€of€34.9€must€have€a€PO„2€value€of€65.ððÌÌÓÓà àA€letter€from€the€U.€S.€Department€of€Labor,€Office€of€Workersðð€Compensation,ÏDivision€of€Coal€Mine€Workersðð€Compensation,€dated€December€27,€1993,€advisedÏœplaintiff›€that€his€claim€for€black€lung€benefits€was€denied€because€the€evidence,Ïagain,€œdid›€not€show€total€disability€by€the€disease,€and€because:ÌÓÓà8 àð ðSection€20€CFR€725.309(c)€and/or(d)€of€the€regulations€governing€theÏBlack€Lung€Program€requires€that€this€claim€be€denied€because€thereÏhas€been€no€material€change€in€condition€since€the€denial€of€yourÏprevious€œclaim.ðð›Ìà àÌÓÓà àConsidering€all€of€the€foregoing€œevidence›€œand›€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€findÏthat€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€supports€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€workersððÏcompensation€benefits€for€black€œlung€disease.›€€The€€judgment€of€the€trial€court€isÏaffirmed€at€the€cost€of€the€appellant.ÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àJohn€K.€Byers,€Senior€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ________________________________ÌAdolpho€A.€Birch,€Jr.,€JusticeÌÌÌÌ________________________________ÌIrvin€H.€Kilcrease,€Jr.,€Special€Judgeò òòòÌÌóóó óœÔ% € ÔÇÇÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ  Ñà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌÌÌOTIS€RUTHERFORD,€à àà àà à)€à àAnderson€CircuitÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€93LA0311Ìà àPlaintiff„Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€James€B.€Scott,€Jr.Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àSupreme€Court€à àÌCROSS€MOUNTAIN€COAL,€INC.,à à)à àNo.€03S01„9611„CV„00114Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant„Appellee.à àà à)à àAffirmedÌÌÔ€#&ÔÌÌà@ àòòÔ€#XÔò òJUDGMENT€ORDERóóó óÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€for€review€pursuant€to€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(5)(B),€the€entire€record,€including€the€order€of€referral€to€theÏSpecial€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel's€MemorandumÏOpinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporatedÏherein€by€reference;ÌÌà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€for€review€is€not€well„taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€ofÏlaw€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€ofÏthe€Court.ÌÌà àà àCosts€are€taxed€to€the€plaintiff„appellant€and€his€surety,€for€whichÏexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌà àà àIt€is€so€ordered€this€_7___€day€of€____Jan_________,€1998__.ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌBirch,€J.,€not€participatingÌÔ€+Ôà@ àÔ€#ÔÓÖÓ