Freemon v. VF Corp.

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

In this worker’s compensation case the trial court awarded medical benefits and benefits for temporary total disability but denied any recovery of benefits for permanent partial disability, concluding that the record failed to contain any evidence to support a finding of permanent disability to plaintiff’s back and neck.

The plaintiff appeals, asserting (1) that the trial court erred in failing to make a finding of permanent partial disability based upon the testimony of a psychologist, Dr. James E. Crowder, that the plaintiff suffers a 35% “vocational disability,” and…