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GREG HIBBITTS v. KIM ROYAL D/B/A ROYAL GUTTERING

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Mar 23, 2021

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals Board

Attorneys 1: Philip R. Strang, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the employee-appellant, Greg Hibbitts.

Attorneys 2: Kim Royal d/b/a Royal Guttering, Kingsport, Tennessee, pro se.

Judge(s): CONNER

In this interlocutory appeal, the employee fell from a roof and reported back and neck pain. He was transported by ambulance to a local emergency room for treatment. In response to the employee’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits, the employer did not offer a panel of physicians, did not provide medical benefits, and has not responded in any way to the claim. In response to the employee’s request for an expedited decision on the record, the trial court denied the employee’s claim for medical and temporary disability benefits, concluding the employee had failed to provide adequate documentation regarding the nature of his injury, his need for medical treatment, or the extent or duration of any period of temporary disability. Employee has appealed. We affirm in part and reverse in part the trial court’s order and remand the case.

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