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Kenneth Fuqua, a 61-year-old former journeyman lineman, sustained a left-shoulder rotator cuff tear in 2015 while working for Pike Electric. After surgery and therapy, he reached maximum medical improvement with a four-percent whole-body impairment rating on March 28, 2017, under Dr. Christian Anderson. Vocational experts provided conflicting assessments of his vocational disability. The Court denied Fuqua's claim for permanent total disability benefits due to limited job search efforts but awarded him $23,498.55 for a four-percent permanent partial disability, factoring in age and inability to return to previous work.
Fuqua, Kenneth v. Pike Electric is a workers' compensation case decided in Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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Kenneth Fuqua, a 61-year-old former journeyman lineman, sustained a left-shoulder rotator cuff tear in 2015 while working for Pike Electric. After surgery and therapy, he reached maximum medical improvement with a four-percent whole-body impairment rating on March 28, 2017, under Dr. Christian Anderson. Vocational experts provided conflicting assessments of his vocational disability. The Court denied Fuqua's claim for permanent total disability benefits due to limited job search efforts but awarded him $23,498.55 for a four-percent permanent partial disability, factoring in age and inability to return to previous work.
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