Appeals Court Upholds TTD Award for Worker's Back Injury

The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits for a worker’s back injury. Case: Arkansas Department of Transportation v. Evans, No. CV-24-296, 01/29/2025, published. Facts: Travis Evans worked for the Arkansas Department of Transportation. He injured his left leg at work in August 2021. Evans was initially diagnosed with a left hamstring strain, but a magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed a complete tear of the biceps femoris tendon. At an appointment with Dr. Bryan Smith in September 2021, Evans complained of knee pain. Smith performed a kne...