{"id":"full_commission-H203556-2023-03-08","awcc_number":"H203556","decision_date":"2023-03-08","opinion_type":"full_commission","claimant_name":"James Barlow","employer_name":"Arkansas Support Network, Inc","title":"BARLOW VS. ARKANSAS SUPPORT NETWORK, INC. AWCC# H203556 MARCH 8, 2023","outcome":"affirmed","outcome_keywords":["affirmed:3","denied:1"],"injury_keywords":["shoulder"],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Barlow_James_H203556_20230308.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/","filename":"Barlow_James_H203556_20230308.pdf","text_length":2297,"full_text":"NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION \n \nBEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO. H203556\n \n \nJAMES E. BARLOW, EMPLOYEE                                               CLAIMANT \n \nARKANSAS SUPPORT NETWORK, INC., EMPLOYER       RESPONDENT \n \nBRIDGEFIELD EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO., \nINSURANCE CARRIER                                                         RESPONDENT \n \n \nOPINION FILED MARCH 8, 2023 \n \nUpon review before the FULL COMMISSION in Little Rock, Pulaski County, \nArkansas. \n \nClaimant appeared pro se. \n \nRespondents represented by the HONORABLE MICHAEL E. RYBURN, \nAttorney 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 \nLaw Judge filed November 2, 2022. In said order, the Administrative Law \nJudge made the following findings of fact and conclusions of law: \n1.  The stipulations agreed to by the parties at a pre-\nhearing conference conducted on August 31, 2022 and \ncontained in a pre-hearing order filed that same date \nare hereby accepted as fact.  \n \n2.  The claimant has failed to prove by a preponderance of \nthe evidence that he suffered a compensable injury to \nhis left shoulder on April 1, 2022. Specifically, claimant \nwas not performing “employment services” at the time \nof his injury. \n\nBarlow-H203556        2  \n \n \n \n  We have carefully conducted a de novo review of the entire \nrecord herein and it is our opinion that the Administrative Law Judge's \ndecision 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 November 2, 2022 decision \nof the Administrative Law Judge, including all findings and conclusions \ntherein, as the decision of the Full 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. H203556 JAMES E. BARLOW, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT ARKANSAS SUPPORT NETWORK, INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT BRIDGEFIELD EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO., INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT OPINION FILED MARCH 8, 2023 Upon review before the FULL COMMISSIO...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:29:46.514Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/full_commission-H203556-2023-03-08","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Barlow_James_H203556_20230308.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/"}}