# Bentley v. Mgm Transport Company

> North Carolina Industrial Commission · January 26, 1996

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/3635626

## Case

- **Full name:** George Bentley, Employee v. Mgm Transport Company, Employer Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Carrier
- **Court:** North Carolina Industrial Commission
- **Decided:** January 26, 1996
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent
- **Judges:** OPINION AND AWARD FOR THE FULL COMMISSION BY DIANNE C. SELLERS COMMISSIONER
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

The Workers' Compensation Act requires appellee to provide medical compensation which will "effect a cure, lessen the period of disability, or give relief." N.C.G.S. § 97-2 (19). In this case the Deputy Commissioner denied plaintiff any further chiropractic treatment on the grounds that this treatment was not medically necessary.
However, plaintiff's treating physician unequivocally stated, "Chiropractic care could provide plaintiff with relief from the pain that plaintiff is experiencing."
Based on this assessment by plaintiff's treating physician, I must respectfully DISSENT on the issue of medical compensation.
S/ _______________________________ COY M. VANCE COMMISSIONER
CMV/cnp/mj 1/25/96

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