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CSUS.,XXXXOXXXXXXNXXXX  _    XX_IHN_Ԁ_THE_Ԁ_SUPREME_Ԁ_COURT_Ԁ_OF_Ԁ_TENNESSEE_  _SPECIAL_Ԁ_WORKERS__COMPENSATION_Ԁ_APPEALS_Ԁ_PANEL_  _AT_Ԁ_JACKSON_ > #HQ#_March_Ԁ25,2003_Session_  ]   % _SANDRA_Ԁ_KAY_Ԁ_TERRELL_Ԁ_V_._STERLING_Ԁ_PLUMBING_Ԁ_GROUP_ % u _KINKEAD_Ԁ_DIVISION_ 1  XX_Direct_Ԁ_Appeal_Ԁ_from_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_Chancery_Ԁ_Court_Ԁ_for_Ԁ_Obion_Ԁ_County_ I  _No_.22,374_Michael_Ԁ_Malone_,_Chancellor_ /  @@*AV) ` dE<` A 1  _No_._W2002_Ԅ01489_WC_Ԅ_R3_Ԅ_CV_Ԁ_Mailed_ԀOctober16,2003;_Filed_ԀNovember21,2003 &  AV) ` dE<` A     Ӏ_This_Ԁ_workers__compensation_Ԁ_appeal_Ԁ_has_Ԁ_been_Ԁ_referred_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_Special_Ԁ_Workers_'_Compensation_ } _Appeals_Ԁ_Panel_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_Supreme_Ԁ_Court_Ԁ_in_Ԁ_accordance_Ԁ_with_Ԁ_Tenn_._Code_Ԁ_Ann_.506225(_e_)(3) c _for_Ԁ_hearing_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_reporting_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_Supreme_Ԁ_Court_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_findings_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_fact_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_conclusions_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_law_. I _The_Ԁ_employer_Ԁ_in_Ԁ_this_Ԁ_workerscompensation_Ԁ_case_Ԁ_has_Ԁ_appealed_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_court__s_Ԁ_decision_ / _awarding_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_claimant_Ԁ_twelve_Ԁ_percent_Ԁ(12%)_permanent_Ԁ_partial_Ԁ_disability_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_both_Ԁ_arms_._This_ e _award_Ԁ_was_Ԁ_made_Ԁ_despite_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_absence_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_any_Ԁ_impairment_Ԁ_rating_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_despite_Ԁ_the_ K _absence_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_medical_Ԁ_evidence_Ԁ_establishing_Ԁ_permanency_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_any_Ԁ_injury_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_._The_ 1 _Panel_Ԁ_has_Ԁ_concluded_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_evidence_Ԁ_preponderates_Ԁ_against_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_court__s_Ԁ_finding_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_a_  _work_Ԅ_related_Ԁ_injury_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_._Accordingly_,_we_Ԁ_reverse_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_court__s_Ԁ_finding_Ԁ_as_Ԁ_tothe_  _left_Ԁ_arm_,_but_Ԁ_we_Ԁ_affirm_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_court__s_Ԁ_award_Ԁ_of_Ԁ12%_permanent_Ԁ_partial_Ԁ_disability_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_right_  _arm_. y  @u u _Tenn_._Code_Ԁ_Ann_Ԁ506225(_e_)(X¸XXXUSCS.,1999#XXXX¸!#CS.,US.,!)_Appeal_Ԁ_as_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_Right_; E    @@99_Judgment_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_Chancery_Ԁ_Court_Ԁ_Affirmed_Ԁ_as_Ԁ_Modified_;_Case_Ԁ_Remanded_. 0!  " _D_._J_._Alissandratos_,_Sp.J._,_delivered_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_opinion_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_court_,_in_Ԁ_which__Janice_Ԁ_M_._Holder_, "L" _J_._and_Ԁ_Allen_Ԁ_W_._Wallace_,_Sr_._J_.,_joined_. #2# _Steven_Ԁ_Maroney_,_Jackson_,_Tennessee_,_for_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_Defendant_Ԅ_Appellant_,_Sterling_Ԁ_Plumbing_Ԁ_Group_ % % _Kinkead_Ԁ_Division_. &!& _Jay_Ԁ_Degroot_,_for_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_Plaintiff_Ԅ_Appellee_,_Sandra_Ԁ_Kay_Ԁ_Terrell_. `(#(   F)$)      _MEMORANDUM_Ԁ_OPINION_   _FACTS_ |    4 _This_Ԁ_workers__compensation_Ԁ_appeal_Ԁ_has_Ԁ_been_Ԁ_referred_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_Panel_Ԁ_in_Ԁ_accordance_Ԁ_with_ H _Tenn_._Code_Ԁ_Ann_.506225(_e_)(3)_for_Ԁ_hearing_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_reporting_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_Supreme_Ԁ_Court_Ԁ_of_ . ~ _findings_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_fact_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_conclusions_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_law_.  d  4 _The_Ԁ_employer_,_Sterling_Ԁ_Plumbing_Ԁ_Group_Ԁ_Kinkead_Ԁ_Division_Ԁ( _Kinkead_),_has_Ԁ_appealed_  0 _from_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_action_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_court_Ԁ_in_Ԁ_awarding_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_employee_,_Sandra_Ԁ_Kay_Ԁ_Terrell_Ԁ( _Terrell_),    _permanent_Ԁ_partial_Ԁ_disability_Ԁ_benefits_Ԁ_of_Ԁ12%_to_Ԁ_both_Ԁ_arms_.     4 _Terrell_Ԁ_was_Ԁ37_years_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_age_Ԁ_at_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_time_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_is_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_high_Ԁ_school_Ԁ_graduate_._She_Ԁ_had_ x  _been_Ԁ_employed_Ԁ_with_Ԁ_Kinkead_Ԁ_since_Ԁ1998._Terrell_Ԁ_sustained_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_compensable_Ԁ_injury_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_her_Ԁ_right_ ^  _arm_Ԁ_on_Ԁ_March_Ԁ17,1999._However_,_the_Ԁ_claim_Ԁ_in_Ԁ_this_Ԁ_case_Ԁ_is_Ԁ_for_Ԁ_both_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_right_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arms_. D   4 _After_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_injury_Ԁ_Terrell_Ԁ_first_Ԁ_saw_Ԁ_Dr_._Peter_Ԁ_Lund_,_who_Ԁ_performed_Ԁ_an_Ԁ_examination_Ԁ_and_ ` _testified_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_carpal_Ԁ_compression_Ԁ_test_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_Phalen__s_Ԁ_test_Ԁ_indicated_Ԁ_probable_Ԁ_carpal_Ԁ_tunnel_ F _syndrome_._After_Ԁ_undergoing_Ԁ_surgery_Ԁ_for_Ԁ_carpal_Ԁ_tunnel_Ԁ_release_Ԁ_on_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_right_Ԁ_arm_Ԁ_in_ԀJuly_of_ , 1999,_Terrell_Ԁ_reported_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_numbness_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_tingling_Ԁ_in_Ԁ_her_Ԁ_right_Ԁ_arm_Ԁ_had_Ԁ_resolved_._Terrell_  _then_Ԁ_complained_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_wrist_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_elbow_Ԁ_pain_._Dr_._Lund_Ԁ_performed_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_nerve_Ԁ_conduction_Ԁ_test_  _in_Ԁ_March_Ԁ_of_Ԁ2000_that_Ԁ_was_Ԁ_normal_._He_Ԁ_later_Ԁ_diagnosed_Ԁ_an_Ԁ_ulnar_Ԁ_nerve_Ԁ_aggravation_Ԁ_problem_  _in_Ԁ_her_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_._Dr_._Lund_Ԁ_did_Ԁ_not_Ԁ_think_Ԁ_surgery_Ԁ_would_Ԁ_be_Ԁ_beneficial_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_Terrell_._Dr_._Lund_Ԁ_did_ t _not_Ԁ_assign_Ԁ_any_Ԁ_impairment_Ԁ_rating_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_,_but_Ԁ_he_Ԁ_assigned_Ԁ_a_Ԁ2%_partial_Ԁ_impairment_ Z _rating_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_right_Ԁ_arm_. @  4 _Terrell_Ԁ_was_Ԁ_sent_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_Dr_._Bourland_Ԁ_for_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_second_Ԁ_opinion_,_but_Ԁ_he_Ԁ_did_Ԁ_not_Ԁ_find_Ԁ_anything_  \ _specific_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_treat_. B  4 _Terrell_Ԁ_also_Ԁ_saw_Ԁ_Dr_._Boals_Ԁ_for_Ԁ_an_Ԁ_independent_Ԁ_medical_Ԁ_evaluation_._He_Ԁ_opined_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_she_  _had_Ԁ_residual_Ԁ_effects_Ԁ_from_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_right_Ԁ_carpal_Ԁ_tunnel_Ԁ_release_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_suspected_Ԁ_mild_Ԁ_cubital_Ԁ_tunnel_  _syndrome_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_mild_Ԁ_lateral_Ԁ_epicondylitis_Ԁ_on_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_side_._Dr_._Boals_Ԁ_opined_,_however_,_that_Ԁ_the_   _left_Ԁ_arm_Ԁ_symptoms_Ԁ_were_Ԁ_not_Ԁ_significant_Ԁ_enough_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_rate_._Dr_._Boals_Ԁ_assigned_Ԁ_Terrell_Ԁ_a_Ԁ10% p!  _permanent_Ԁ_partial_Ԁ_impairment_Ԁ_rating_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_right_Ԁ_arm_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_no_Ԁ_impairment_Ԁ_rating_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_ V"! _arm_._Dr_._Boals_Ԁ_said_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_Terrell_Ԁ_should_Ԁ_avoid_Ԁ_heavy_Ԁ_gripping_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_repetitive_Ԁ_work_Ԁ_with_Ԁ_both_ <#" _arms_. "$r#  4 _No_Ԁ_doctor_Ԁ_explicitly_Ԁ_testified_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_Terrell__s_Ԁ_injury_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_Ԁ_was_Ԁ_permanent_Ԁ_in_ %>!% _nature_,_and_Ԁ_no_Ԁ_doctor_Ԁ_assigned_Ԁ_an_Ԁ_impairment_Ԁ_rating_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_._However_,_the_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_court_ &$"& _concluded_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_by_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_preponderance_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_evidence_Ԁ_Terrell_Ԁ_had_Ԁ_established_Ԁ_permanency_Ԁ_of_ ' #' _the_Ԁ_work_Ԅ_related_Ԁ_injury_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_both_Ԁ_arms_._The_Ԁ_court_Ԁ_stated_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_there_Ԁ_is_Ԁ_an_Ԁ_assumption_Ԁ_of_ (#( _permanency_Ԁ_when_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_doctor_Ԁ_provides_Ԁ_restrictions_Ԁ_without_Ԁ_making_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_restrictions_Ԁ_temporary_ )$) _in_Ԁ_nature_._The_Ԁ_court_Ԁ_concluded_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_Terrell_Ԁ_had_Ԁ_sustained_Ԁ_a_Ԁ12%_permanent_Ԁ_partial_Ԁ_disability_ l*%* _to_Ԁ_both_Ԁ_arms_. R+&+   8,',      _STANDARD_Ԁ_OF_Ԁ_REVIEW_     4 _Our_Ԁ_review_Ԁ_is_Ԁ_de_Ԁ_novo_Ԁ_upon_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_record_Ԁ_accompanied_Ԁ_by_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_presumption_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_trial_ | _court__s_Ԁ_findings_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_fact_Ԁ_are_Ԁ_correct_Ԁ_unless_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_preponderance_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_evidence_Ԁ_is_Ԁ_otherwise_. b _Tenn_._Code_Ԁ_Ann_.506225(_e_)(2). H   @&_ANALYSIS_Ԉ  d  4 _This_Ԁ_Panel_Ԁ_would_Ԁ_first_Ԁ_like_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_compliment_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_learned_Ԁ_Chancellor_Ԁ_on_Ԁ_his_Ԁ_helpful_Ԁ_and_  0 _thorough_Ԁ_findings_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_fact_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_conclusions_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_law_.     4 _This_Ԁ_Panel_Ԁ_concludes_,_however_,_that_Ԁ_evidence_Ԁ_does_Ԁ_not_Ԁ_preponderate_Ԁ_in_Ԁ_favor_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_a_   _finding_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_Terrell_Ԁ_sustained_Ԁ_a_Ԁ12%_permanent_Ԁ_partial_Ԁ_disability_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_both_Ԁ_arms_._Although_Ԁ_Dr_. x  _Lund_Ԁ_opined_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_Terrell_Ԁ_had_Ԁ_an_Ԁ_ulnar_Ԁ_nerve_Ԁ_aggravation_Ԁ_problem_Ԁ_in_Ԁ_her_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_Ԁ_and_Ԁ_Dr_. ^  _Boals_Ԁ_provided_Ԁ_restrictions_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_her_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_,_neither_Ԁ_doctor_Ԁ_found_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_injury_Ԁ_significant_Ԁ_enough_ D  _to_Ԁ_rate_._In_Ԁ_cases_Ԁ_where_Ԁ_medical_Ԁ_evidence_Ԁ_establishes_Ԁ_permanency_,_the_Ԁ_failure_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_medical_ *z  _expert_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_assign_Ԁ_an_Ԁ_impairment_Ԁ_rating_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_injury_Ԁ_does_Ԁ_not_Ԁ_justify_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_denial_Ԁ_of_ ` _compensation_._Corcoran_Ԁv._Foster_Ԁ_Auto_Ԁ_GMC_,_INC_.,746_S.W.2d_Ԁ452,457(_Tenn_.1988). F _In_Ԁ_this_Ԁ_case_,_benefits_Ԁ_cannot_Ԁ_be_Ԁ_awarded_Ԁ_under_Ԁ_Corcoran__because_Ԁ_no_Ԁ_permanent_Ԁ_disability_Ԁ_has_ , _been_Ԁ_established_Ԁ_by_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_medical_Ԁ_evidence_._This_Ԁ_Panel_Ԁ_disagrees_Ԁ_with_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_court__s_  _assertion_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_unless_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_doctor_Ԁ_says_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_restrictions_Ԁ_are_Ԁ_temporary_,_they_Ԁ_are_Ԁ_assumed_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_be_  _permanent_._We_Ԁ_have_Ԁ_found_Ԁ_nothing_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_support_Ԁ_this_Ԁ_contention_.   4 _This_Ԁ_Panel_Ԁ_agrees_Ԁ_with_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_court_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_lack_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_medical_Ԁ_proof_Ԁ_makes_Ԁ_this_Ԁ_case_ Z _a_Ԁ_very_Ԁ_difficult_Ԁ_one_Ԁ_for_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_court_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_evaluate_._It_Ԁ_would_Ԁ_have_Ԁ_been_Ԁ_better_Ԁ_if_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_doctors_Ԁ_had_ @ _been_Ԁ_specifically_Ԁ_asked_Ԁ_if_Ԁ_Terrell_Ԁ_had_Ԁ_a_Ԁ_permanent_Ԁ_injury_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_her_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_. &v  4 _The_Ԁ_absence_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_medical_Ԁ_proof_Ԁ_regarding_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_permanency_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_any_Ԁ_injury_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_ B _and_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_absence_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_an_Ԁ_impairment_Ԁ_rating_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_Ԁ_precludes_Ԁ_any_Ԁ_finding_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_disability_ ( _to_Ԁ_it_._We_Ԁ_therefore_Ԁ_reverse_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_portion_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_judgment_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_court_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_allows_Ԁ_recovery_  _for_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_left_Ԁ_arm_._However_,_we_Ԁ_find_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_evidence_Ԁ_does_Ԁ_not_Ԁ_preponderate_Ԁ_against_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_award_Ԁ_of_  12%_permanent_Ԁ_partial_Ԁ_disability_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_right_Ԁ_arm_,_and_Ԁ_we_Ԁ_affirm_Ԁ_that_Ԁ_portion_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_the_   _judgment_. p!    _CONCLUSION_ <#"  4 _The_Ԁ_judgment_Ԁ_of_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_trial_Ԁ_court_Ԁ_is_Ԁ_affirmed_,_as_Ԁ_modified_._This_Ԁ_case_Ԁ_is_Ԁ_remanded_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_ %X $ _trial_Ԁ_court_Ԁ_for_Ԁ_proceedings_Ԁ_consistent_Ԁ_with_Ԁ_this_Ԁ_opinion_._Costs_Ԁ_on_Ԁ_appeal_Ԁ_are_Ԁ_taxed_Ԁ_one_Ԅ_half_ %>!% _to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_appellant_,_Sterling_Ԁ_Plumbing_Ԁ_Group_Ԁ_Kinkead_Ԁ_Division_,_and_Ԁ_one_Ԅ_half_Ԁ_to_Ԁ_the_Ԁ_appellee_, &$"& _Sandra_Ԁ_Kay_Ԁ_Terrell_. 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