{"id":"full_commission-H301091-2024-07-10","awcc_number":"H301091","decision_date":"2024-07-10","opinion_type":"full_commission","claimant_name":"Diana Watkins","employer_name":"Smith House, Inc","title":"WATKINS VS. SMITH HOUSE, INC. AWCC# H301091 JULY 10, 2024","outcome":"affirmed","outcome_keywords":["affirmed:3","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":["ankle"],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Watkins_Diana_H301091_20240710.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/","filename":"Watkins_Diana_H301091_20240710.pdf","text_length":2283,"full_text":"NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION \n \nBEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO.  H301091 \n \nDIANA L. WATKINS, EMPLOYEE  CLAIMANT \n \nSMITH HOUSE, INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nTECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY,  \nINSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT \n \nOPINION FILED JULY 10, 2024 \n \nUpon review before the FULL COMMISSION in Little Rock, Pulaski County, \nArkansas. \n \nClaimant is pro se.  \n \nRespondents represented by the HONORABLE WILLIAM C. FRYE, \nAttorney at Law, North 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 March 20, 2024.  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. The stipulations set forth above are reasonable and are hereby \naccepted. \n \n3. Claimant has not proven by a preponderance of the evidence that \nshe sustained a compensable injury to her left ankle by specific \nincident. \n \n\n \nWATKINS - H301091  2\n  \n \n \n4. Because of Finding of Fact/Conclusion of Law No. 4, supra, the \nremaining issues—whether Claimant is entitled to reasonable and \nnecessary medical treatment and to temporary total disability \nbenefits—are moot and will not be addressed. \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 March 20, \n2024 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    ___________________________________ \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. H301091 DIANA L. WATKINS, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT SMITH HOUSE, INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED JULY 10, 2024 Upon review before the FULL COMMISSION in Little Roc...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:29:45.197Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/full_commission-H301091-2024-07-10","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Watkins_Diana_H301091_20240710.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/"}}