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àLYLE€REID,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE,€SUPREME€COURTÌ€€€à@ à€€€€WILLIAM€H.€INMAN,€SENIOR€JUDGE€€€€€€€Ìà@ àWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€RETIRED€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€RUSSELL,€SP.€J.ÌÌÌÓÓÑ7€RXXdÈXXdÈ7Ñà àThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€theÏSpecial€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€CourtÏin€accordance€with€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€50„6„225Ï(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€Supreme€Court€of€findingsÏof€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.Ìà@ àÌà àRobert€Stone,€the€appellant,€was€an€assembly€line€worker€forÏthe€Saturn€Corporation€when,€on€December€17,€1991,€he€injured€hisÏright€shoulder,€elbow€and€wrist.€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌ€€€€€Injury€to€the€shoulder€necessitated€three€surgicalÏprocedures:€an€arthroscopic€debridement€and€acromionectomy,€anÏopen€acromionectomy€and€rotator€cuff€repair,€and€an€openÏligamentous€reconstruction.€€The€trial€judge€determined€that€heÏretained€an€18%€vocational€disability€to€the€body€as€a€whole€andÏentered€judgment€accordingly.Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àThe€sole€issue€on€appeal€is€whether€or€not€the€injuredÏemployee€should€have€been€found€to€have€a€greater€vocationalÏdisability€than€the€18%€awarded.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àWe€have€reviewed€the€evidence€òòdeóó€òònovoóó,€aware€of€theÏpresumption€of€the€correctness€of€the€trial€judge's€decision,Ïwhich€prevails€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€isÏotherwise.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€50„6„225€(e)(2).€ÏCentral€to€this€issue€is€the€deposition€testimonies€of€threeÏattending€physicians.€€We€review€that€testimony€and€give€it€theÏweight€that€this€court€deems€appropriate€without€the€applicationÏof€any€presumption.€€òòCooper€v.€Insurance€Co.€of€North€Americaóó,Ï884€S.W.€2d€446,€451€(Tenn.€1994).ÌÌà àWhen€evaluating€the€extent€of€an€injured€employee'sÏpermanent€vocational€disability€the€court€may€consider€manyÏpertinent€factors€including€age,€job€skills,€education,€training,Ïduration€of€disability,€and€job€opportunities€for€the€disabled,Ïin€addition€to€the€anatomical€impairment€testified€to€by€medicalÏexperts.€€òòHinson€v.€Wal„Mart€Stores,€Inc.óó,€654€S.W.€2d€675€(Tenn.Ï1983).ÌÌà àAnatomical€impairment€and€vocational€disability€are€distinctÏand€may€be€the€same€or€may€be€quite€different,€depending€upon€howÏthe€anatomical€impairment€relates€to€the€employee's€vocationalÍabilities€and€opportunities.ÌÌà àMr.€Stone€has€returned€to€his€work€with€Saturn,€and€hisÏpermanent€restrictions€are€not€great.ÌÌà àThree€physicians€testified€by€deposition€as€to€his€permanentÏanatomical€impairment.€€Dr.€Jimmy€V.€Wolfe,€M.D.,€opined€thatÏplaintiff€has€a€5%€whole€body€impairment;€Dr.€Jeffrey€T.€Adams,ÏM.D.,€assessed€the€anatomical€impairment€at€6%€to€the€body€as€aÏwhole;€and€Dr.€David€Gaw,€M.D.,€testified€to€13%€impairment€toÏthe€whole€person.ÌÌà àAfter€a€careful€review€of€all€of€the€evidence€we€affirm€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€to€theÏappellant.€ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÓÓóó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÏWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóLYLE€REID,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE€Ì€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóWILLIAM€H.€INMAN,€SENIOR€JUDGE€€€€ÌÑ€.ÑÇÒ  ÒÒ £ ÒòòÔ€/ÔßJ€+0;+'b|e` ç `€@ÿJßà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌROBERT€STONE,à àà àà àà à}à àMAURY€CHANCERYÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àNo.€93„637€BelowÌà àPlaintiff/Appellantà àà àà à}Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àHon.€Jim€T.€Hamilton,Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à}à àJudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}ÌSATURN€CORPORATION,à àà àà à}à àNo.€01S01„9610„CH„00213Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}Ìà àDefendant/Appelleeà àà àà à}à àAFFIRMED.ÌÌÌà@ àJUDGMENT€ORDERÌÌÌÓ€Óà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entire€record,€including€the€order€of€referralÏto€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel's€Memorandum€OpinionÏsetting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€byÏreference.Ìà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€Memorandum€Opinion€of€the€PanelÏshould€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law€areÏadopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€of€the€Court.ÌÓ ` ` šXÓà àà àCosts€will€be€paid€by€Plaintiff/Appellant€and€Surety,€for€which€execution€mayÏissue€if€necessary.ÌÓÓà àà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€on€September€12,€1997.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌóóÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÔ€Ô