{"id":"full_commission-G907099-2025-05-09","awcc_number":"G907099","decision_date":"2025-05-09","opinion_type":"full_commission","claimant_name":"Jeffery Lovelis","employer_name":"Arkansas State Police","title":"LOVELIS VS. ARKANSAS STATE POLICE AWCC# G907099 May 09, 2025","outcome":"affirmed","outcome_keywords":["affirmed:3","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":["neck"],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Lovelis_Jeffery_G907099_20250509.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/","filename":"Lovelis_Jeffery_G907099_20250509.pdf","text_length":2479,"full_text":"NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION \n \nBEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO.  G907099 \n \nJEFFERY A. LOVELIS, EMPLOYEE  CLAIMANT \n \nARKANSAS STATE POLICE, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nPUBLIC EMPLOYEE CLAIMS DIVISION,  \nINSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT \n \nOPINION FILED MAY 9, 2025 \n \nUpon review before the FULL COMMISSION in Little Rock, Pulaski County, \nArkansas. \n \nClaimant represented by the HONORABLE STEVEN R. McNEELY, \nAttorney at Law, Jacksonville, Arkansas. \n \nRespondents represented by the HONORABLE CHARLES H. McLEMORE, \nJR., Attorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \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 January 14, 2025.  In said order, the Administrative Law Judge \nmade the following findings of fact and conclusions of law: \n1. The  Arkansas  Workers’  Compensation  Commission  has \njurisdiction over this claim.  \n \n2. That an employer/employee relationship existed on September 19, \n2019,  when  the  claimant  sustained  a  compensable  injury  to  his \nneck which was accepted as compensable by the respondent. \n \n3. That the claimant has failed to satisfy the required burden of proof \nto prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he is entitled to \n\n \nLOVELIS - G907099  2\n  \n \n \nthe additional medical  treatment requested, specifically a return to \nthe treating physician, Dr. James Suen or another IME in Florida, \nwith  said  requested  treatment  being  found  to  not  be  reasonable \nand necessary. \n \n We have carefully conducted a de novo review of the entire record \nherein and it is our opinion that the Administrative Law Judge's January 14, \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 of fact made by the \nAdministrative Law Judge are correct and they are, therefore, adopted by \nthe Full Commission.  \n Therefore we affirm and adopt the decision of the Administrative Law \nJudge, including all findings and conclusions therein, as the decision of the \nFull Commission on appeal.  \n IT IS SO ORDERED. \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. G907099 JEFFERY A. LOVELIS, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT ARKANSAS STATE POLICE, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CLAIMS DIVISION, INSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED MAY 9, 2025 Upon review before the FULL COMMISSION in Lit...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:29:44.289Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/full_commission-G907099-2025-05-09","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Lovelis_Jeffery_G907099_20250509.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/"}}