{"id":"full_commission-G702350-2025-10-15","awcc_number":"G702350","decision_date":"2025-10-15","opinion_type":"full_commission","claimant_name":"Nancy Heitman","employer_name":"Arkansas Department Of Correction","title":"HEITMAN VS. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AWCC# G702350 October 15, 2025","outcome":"granted","outcome_keywords":["affirmed:2","granted:3","denied:3"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Heitman_Nancy_G702350_20251015.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/","filename":"Heitman_Nancy_G702350_20251015.pdf","text_length":2643,"full_text":"NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION \nBEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \nCLAIM NO. G702350 \nNANCY HEITMAN (FORMERLY COONEY), EMPLOYEE      CLAIMANT \nARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION/ \n(McPHERSON UNIT),  \nEMPLOYER                               RESPONDENT No. 1 \n \nPUBLIC EMPLOYEE CLAIMS DIVISION, \nTPA                  RESPONDENT No. 1 \n \nDEATH & PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY \nTRUST FUND      RESPONDENT No. 2 \n \n \nOPINION FILED OCTOBER 15, 2025 \nUpon review before the FULL COMMISSION in Little Rock, Pulaski County, \nArkansas.  \nClaimant represented by the HONORABLE ANDY L. CALDWELL, Attorney, \nLittle Rock, Arkansas.  \nRespondent No. 1 represented by the HONORABLE CHARLES McLEMORE \nAttorney, Little Rock, Arkansas.  \nRespondent No. 2 not participating in this proceeding.  \nDecision of Administrative Law Judge: Affirmed and Adopted.  \n \nOPINION AND ORDER \n Claimant appeals an opinion and order of the Administrative Law \nJudge filed March 21, 2025.  In said order, the Administrative Law Judge \nmade the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:  \n\n2 \nHEITMAN – G702350 \n1. The Arkansas Workers' Compensation \nCommission has jurisdiction over this claim.  \n \n2. The stipulations as set forth above are accepted.  \n \n3. The Claimant failed to prove by a preponderance \nof the evidence that she is entitled to permanent \npartial disability benefits.  \n \n4. The Claimant failed to prove by a preponderance \nof the evidence that she is entitled to the costs \nassociated with the impairment evaluation.   \n \n5. The Claimant failed to prove by a preponderance \nof the evidence that she is entitled to an attorney’s \nfee.  \n \nWe have carefully conducted a de novo review of the entire record \nherein and it is our opinion that the Administrative Law Judge’s March 21, \n2025, decision is supported by a preponderance of the credible evidence, \ncorrectly applies the law, and should be affirmed.  Specifically, we find from \na preponderance of the evidence that the findings made by the \nAdministrative Law Judge are correct and they are, therefore, adopted by \nthe Full Commission.  \nAll accrued benefits shall be paid in a lump sum without discount and \nwith interest thereon at the lawful rate from the date of the Administrative Law \nJudge’s decision in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. §11-9-809 (Repl. 2012).  \n \n \n \n \n\n3 \nHEITMAN – G702350 \nIT IS SO ORDERED.  \n \n \n \n      \n_______________________________ \n   SCOTTY DALE DOUTHIT, Chairman             \n \n_______________________________ \n   M. SCOTT WILLHITE, Commissioner   \n \n                       _______________________________ \n     MICHAEL R. MAYTON, Commissioner","preview":"NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. G702350 NANCY HEITMAN (FORMERLY COONEY), EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION/ (McPHERSON UNIT), EMPLOYER RESPONDENT No. 1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CLAIMS DIVISION, TPA RESPONDENT No. 1 DEATH & PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:29:43.972Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/full_commission-G702350-2025-10-15","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Heitman_Nancy_G702350_20251015.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/"}}