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Will Careathers, an employee of Cardin Forest Products, LLC, filed a Request for Expedited Hearing seeking medical and temporary disability benefits after reporting a midsection injury while lifting wood on August 11, 2014. He was referred to Dr. Charles R. Adcock, who diagnosed a small hiatal hernia. A post-accident drug test was positive for Oxycodone and Oxymorphone, leading Cardin to deny the claim. Careathers contended the medication was prescribed and that Cardin failed to provide a panel of physicians. Judge Thomas Wyatt denied Careathers' request, finding he failed to establish by medical expert opinion that his hiatal hernia arose primarily out of employment, as required by the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Act. The Court also found that Careathers accepted Dr. Adcock as his treating physician instead of waiting for a panel, thus denying his request for a new panel.
Careathers, Will v. Cardin Forest Products, LLC 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.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims.
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Will Careathers, an employee of Cardin Forest Products, LLC, filed a Request for Expedited Hearing seeking medical and temporary disability benefits after reporting a midsection injury while lifting wood on August 11, 2014. He was referred to Dr. Charles R. Adcock, who diagnosed a small hiatal hernia. A post-accident drug test was positive for Oxycodone and Oxymorphone, leading Cardin to deny the claim. Careathers contended the medication was prescribed and that Cardin failed to provide a panel of physicians. Judge Thomas Wyatt denied Careathers' request, finding he failed to establish by medical expert opinion that his hiatal hernia arose primarily out of employment, as required by the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Act. The Court also found that Careathers accepted Dr. Adcock as his treating physician instead of waiting for a panel, thus denying his request for a new panel.
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