Clairday v. the Lilly Co.

Olly Neal, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission’s (Commission) decision that appellant, Phillip Clairday, failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he was entitled to temporary-total-disability compensation after April 24, 2003. For reversal, appellant argues that there is no substantial basis supporting the Commission’s findings that the surgery he requested was not causally related to his April 30, 2002, work-related injury. We reverse and remand.

The facts are these. Appellant worked for appellee Lilly as a forklift technician, mechanic,…