Wise v. Village Inn

| Appellant Francis Wise appeals the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission’s (Commission) finding that she failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that she is entitled to additional pain-management treatment. We reverse and remand.

Wise was employed by appellee Village Inn1 on July 31, 2009, when she suffered an admittedly compensable injury to her back. Dr. Arthur Johnson performed surgery on Wise on January 20, 2010. The parties stipulated that on February 24, 2011, Wise reached maximum medical improvement and was entitled to a thirteen-percent impairment rating. Wise was also…