Case law

Demotte, Julie v. UPS

2018 TN WC 46 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Apr 11, 2018

Willis v. All Staff, 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 42, at *18 (Nov. 9, 2015); see also Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-239(c)(6) (2017). She has the burden of proof on all essential elements of her claim. Scott v. … Absent an appeal to the Appeals Board, this order shall become final in thirty days. 4.

Green, Hilda v. Campbell Co. Government

2017 TN WC 55 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Mar 16, 2017

Cutler-Hammer v. Crabtree, 54 S.W.3d 748, 754, citing Jose v. Equifax, 556 S.W.2d 82, 84 (Tenn. 1977). … Our Appeals Board has held that "lay testimony ... without corroborative expert testimony, [does] not constitute adequate evidence of medical causation." Scott v. Integrity Staffing Solutions, 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App.

Carpenter. David v. Southern Transit, P&M Logistics, and

2017 TN WC 228 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Dec 14, 2017

McCord v. Advantage Human Resourcing, 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 6, at *9 (Mar. 27, 2015). … See Black v. Dance, 643 S.W.2d 654, 657 (Tenn. 1982). Here, Mr.

Vandiver, Kellise v. Unilever

2017 TN WC 113 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Jun 7, 2017

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has held that Tennessee Code Annotated 50-6-102(14): [M]akes clear that an aggravation of a preex1stmg condition is a compensable injury when "it can be shown to a reasonable … Miller v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 40, at *12, (Oct. 21, 2015). Here, to the extent Ms.

Laboo, Zachariah v. Koch Foods, LLC

2017 TN WC 209 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Nov 21, 2017

.° Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board held as follows in Jones v. Crencor Leasing and Sales, 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. … Laboo that the decision in Devereux v. UPS, No. 2010-00710-WC-R3-WC, 2011 Tenn. LEXIS 199, at *10 (Workers’ Comp. Panel Mar. 8, 2011), precludes the Court’s consideration of any alleged reason for Mr.

Bland, Cody v. Mike Chitwood

2017 TN WC 137 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Jul 24, 2017

In Jones v. Crencor, 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. … LEXIS 48, at *7 (Dec. 11, 2015), the Appeals Board held: "An injured worker is eligible for temporary disability benefits if: ( 1) the worker became disabled from working due to a compensable injury; (2) there is a causal

Reas, Lonn v. TDS Telecom

2018 TN WC 17 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Feb 26, 2018

Rye v. Women’s Care Ctr. of Memphis, MPLLC, 477 S.W.3d 235, 265 (Tenn. 2015). … Burnette v. K-Mart Corp., 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 2, at *6 (Jan. 20, 2015).

Martin, Marcus v. CECO DOOR PRODUCTS

2023 TN WC 87 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Nov 30, 2023

See Garner v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., No. W2020-00280-SC-R3-WC, 2021 Tenn. LEXIS 63, at *19 (Tenn. Workers’ Comp. … appeals the following order(s) of the Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (check one or more applicable boxes and include the date file- stamped on the first page of

PATRICK, JAYNE-ANNE v. TOPGOLF

2026 TN WC 36 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Apr 9, 2026

Mansell v. Southeast Personnel Leasing, Inc., 2025 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 9, at *11 (Mar. 12, 2025). … Thompson v. Comcast Corp., 2018 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 1, at *28-29 (Jan. 30, 2018).

Magadan, Victor v. JS Gardening LLC

2017 TN WC 90 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · May 16, 2017

Scott v. Integrity Staffing Solutions, 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 24, at *6 (Aug. 18, 20 15). … Buchanan v. Carlex Glass Co., 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 39, at *6 (Sept. 29, 2015).

Foriest, James v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

2018 TN WC 26 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Mar 15, 2018

Shell as the authorized treating 4 While the Court acknowledges prior decisions from the Appeals’ Board hazarding against bifurcation, the Court agrees with the parties that bifurcation was the best option here as Mr. … See Jones v. Crencor Leasing, 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd.

Cole, Keith v. Smokey Mountain Harley Davidson

2017 TN WC 125 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Jun 29, 2017

McCord v. Advantage Human Resourcing, 2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 6, at *7-8, 9 (Mar. 27, 2015). … However, the Appeals Board has held that: Mere notice of an alleged workplace accident, in and of itself, does not trigger an employer's duty to provide medical benefits in every case, without regard to

Daniels, Cathy v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

2015 TN WC 19 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Feb 25, 2015

Williams v. UPS, 328 S.W.3d 497, 504 (Tenn. 2010); Tindall v. Waring Park Asso., 725 S. W. 2d 935, 937 (Tenn. 1987). … In Land v. Barnes, 2008 Tenn. App. LEXIS 523, at *17 (Tenn. Ct. App.

Young, Sundance v. Pleasant View Home Repair

2015 TN WC 6 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Jan 15, 2015

See Goodman v. HBD Indus., 208 S.W.3d 373 (Tenn. 2006). … The statement of the evidence must be approved by the Judge before the record is submitted to the Clerk of the Appeals Board. 5.

Stambaugh, Mark v. Simon Roofing Company

2016 TN WC 56 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Mar 9, 2016

See McCord v. Advantage Human Resourcing, No. 2014-06- 0063,2015 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 6, at *13 n.4 (Tenn. Workers' Comp. App. Bd. Mar. 27, 2015). … The Appeals Board will consider the Affidavit of Indigency and issue an Order granting or denying the request for a waiver of the filing fee as soon thereafter as is practicable.

Ovando, Gabriela v. Twin Stone Design & Installation and F & V Ceramic Installer

2018 TN WC 156 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Sep 25, 2018

Unlike F&V and others, she never completed a subcontractor agreement. … The Court will take the factors in turn while noting the Appeals Board's directive that the "factors are not absolutes that preclude an examination of the parties' working relationship as a whole."

Russell, Frederick v. Aluma Form, Inc.

2021 TN WC 175 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Apr 28, 2021

Jones and Dalal, who are both board-certified orthopedic surgeons who treat shoulder injuries. Both are well- qualified to offer opinions on causation and impairment. … Hackney v. Integrity Staffing Solutions, 2016 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 29, at *8- 9 (July 22, 2016) (internal citations omitted).

KUMAH, ERIC v. CST SMYRNA

2026 TN WC 17 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Mar 6, 2026

Mansell v. Southeast Personnel Leasing, Inc., 2025 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 9, at *11 (Mar. 12, 2025). … Similarly, the Board recently held that additional temporary benefits were proper when an employee experienced additional symptoms after reaching maximum improvement, an MRI revealed severe post-traumatic arthritis, and the

King, Anna v. Al's Foodland

2015 TN WC 63 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Jun 5, 2015

This Court acknowledges the decision of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board in LaToya Dorsey v. Amazon. com, Inc., No. 2015-01- 0017 ((Tenn. Work. Comp. App. Bd., May 14, 2015). … Gluck Bros., Inc. v. Coffey, 431 S.W.2d 756, 759 (Tenn. 1968).

Cunningham, Wendy v. Trustpoint Hospital, LLC

2021 TN WC 176 · Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims · Apr 29, 2021

Love v. Delta Faucet Co., 2016 TN Wrk. Comp. App. Bd. LEXIS 45, at *15-16 (Sept. 19, 2016). Similarly, parties cannot rely solely on their own medical interpretations to support their arguments. Lurz v. … Cunningham’s situation is analogous to Lewis, where the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board held that an employee’s proof of back pain after three days of operating a vacuum cleaner was sufficient to support an order that