Avaya v. Bryant

Andree Layton Roaf, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s order affirming and adopting the Administrative Law Judge’s decision, which found that appellee Cleaster Bryant was entitled to a 15% whole body physical impairment rating for his compensable shoulder injury. On appeal, appellant Avaya (Lucent Technologies) challenges the manner in which Bryant’s physician used the AMA Guides in calculating his impairment rating and argues that the Commission’s decision in respect to these calculations is not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.

On June 29, 1999,…