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\ÓThe€claimant€has€a€long€history€of€mental€illness,€including€severeÏdepression€and€post„traumatic€stress€disorder,€and€drug€and€alcohol€abuse.€€HeÏhas€been€hospitalized€and€received€out„patient€care€since€his€discharge€fromÏmilitary€service€following€a€tour€of€duty€in€Vietnam.ÌÓ ÓÔ,. ~RÔÓ \ÓOn€July€10,€1991,€while€working€for€¢Yates£,€he€was€slowly€driving€aÏdump€truck€when€the€front€axle€dropped€suddenly,€causing€the€front€end€of€theÏtruck€to€hit€the€pavement.€€He€claims€that€he€felt€immediate€back€pain€and€fright.€ÍImmediately€following€the€accident,€the€claimant€angrily€confronted€hisÏsupervisor€and€the€owner€of€the€business,€using€abusive€language,€about€theÏaccident€and€condition€of€the€truck.€€He€was€fired.ÌÓ ÓÔ,Lœ pÔÓ \ÓShook€also€has€a€history€of€back€pain,€having€received€a€previousÏworkers'€compensation€award€in€1977€while€working€for€another€employer.€€HeÏalso€experienced€back€pain€following€a€car€accident€in€1984€and€a€work„relatedÏtruck€accident€in€1989.ÌÓ ÓÔ,*#zþ!NÔÓ \ÓAn€orthopedic€surgeon€examined€the€claimant€and€diagnosed€chronicÏback€strain€and€early€¢osteoarthritic£€changes,€but€opined€by€deposition€that€he€wasÏnot€impaired.€€Two€psychiatrists€testified€that€the€accident€triggered€an€acuteÏepisode€of€the€claimant's€pre„existing€condition,€but€their€testimony€did€notÏestablish€any€impairment€causally€connected€to€the€accident.€€The€record€alsoÏcontains€the€testimony€of€two€psychologists€and€a€social€worker,€who€expressedÏopinions€as€to€the€claimant's€industrial€disability.ÌÓ ÓÔ,. ~RÔÓ \ÓThe€trial€court€denied€any€workers'€compensation€benefits€for€Mr.ÏShook's€psychological€condition.€€Appellate€review€is€de€novo€upon€the€record€ofÏthe€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€correctness€of€the€findings€ofÏfact,€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïsection€50„6„225(e)(2).€€This€tribunal€is€required€to€conduct€an€independentÏexamination€of€the€evidence€to€determine€where€the€preponderance€of€theÏevidence€lies.ÌÓ ÓÔ,Lœ pÔÓ \ÓA€mental€injury€by€accident€arises€out€of€employment€if€it€is€causedÏby€an€identifiable,€stressful€work„related€event€producing€sudden€mental€stimulusÏsuch€as€fright,€shock€or€excessive€unexpected€anxiety.€€òò¢Batson£€v.€¢Cigna£€PropertyÏand€¢Cas£.€Co.óó,€874€€¢S.W.2d£€€566,€569€(Tenn.€1994).€€As€in€all€but€the€mostÏobvious€cases,€both€causation€and€permanency€must€be€established€by€expertÏmedical€testimony.€€òòWade€v.€Aetna€Casualty€and€Surety€Companyóó,€735€€¢S.W.2d£€Ï215€(Tenn.€1987).€€The€medical€evidence€in€this€case€fails€to€preponderate€againstÏthe€finding€that€the€claimant's€psychological€injury€pre„existed€the€work„relatedÏaccident€and€was€not€caused€by€it.ÌÓ ÓÔ,ª+ú&~*Î%ÔÓ \ÓThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€accordingly€affirmed.€€Costs€onÏappeal€are€taxed€to€the€plaintiff„appellant.ÌÓ ÓÓ  ÓÔXX°ÔÓ ° ÓÓÓÓ  Ó_______________________________ÌÓ  ÓÔXp ÀhÔ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Joe€C.€Loser,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔXØ ( € ÐÔCONCUR:ÌœÔX@ è8 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àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€for€reviewÏpursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(5)(B),€the€entireÏrecord,€including€the€order€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workers'ÏCompensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel's€Memorandum€OpinionÏsetting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€whichÏare€incorporated€herein€by€reference;ÌÌà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€forÏreview€is€not€well„taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€ofÏfact€and€conclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€theÏdecision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€of€the€Court.ÌÌà àà àCost€will€be€paid€by€Plaintiff/Appellant€for€whichÏexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌà àà àIt€is€so€ordered€this€_____€day€of€_____________,€1997.ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌÔ€Ô