Hayes v. Wal-Mart Stores

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

The appellant in this workers’ compensation case injured her left shoulder at work in the Wal-Mart floral department. After treatment, she could no longer move her arm sufficiently to carry out her duties in the floral department and was demoted to greeter. She filed a claim for permanent partial disability benefits. The Commission denied the claim, finding that the range-of-motion studies conducted by her physician did not satisfy the statutory requirement that a finding of impairment must be supported by objective physical findings. This appeal followed.

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