Barnes v. Fort Smith Public Schools

Andree Layton Roaf, Judge.

Appellant Lana Barnes appeals the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission’s denial of her request for additional temporary total disability (TTD) and medical benefits on the basis that her claim was barred by both the statute of hmitations and the doctrine of res judicata, and in the alternative, was not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.

On October 5, 2000, Barnes was working as a cook in a school cafeteria when she slipped and fell on a wet floor, suffering a compensable back injury. After some initial medical treatment, her treating physician released…