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JERRY R. BURKES v. SYSCO KNOXVILLE, LLC, ET AL

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 7, 2025

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals Board

Attorneys 1: Jerry R. Burkes, Hubert, North Carolina, employee-appellant, pro se

Attorneys 2: Jenna M. Macnair, Nashville, Tennessee, for the employer-appellee, Sysco Knoxville, LLC

Judge(s): WEAVER

In this compensation appeal, the employee questions the trial court’s denial of his request for extraordinary benefits. The employee suffered a compensable knee injury, and the parties settled the employee’s claim based on his impairment rating and with the employee retaining his right to future medical treatment for the injury. At the end of his initial compensation period, the employee filed a petition for benefit determination seeking additional permanent disability benefits. After the compensation hearing, but before the court had issued its compensation order, the employee filed a post-hearing motion to supplement the record, to which the employer filed an objection and motion to strike. The trial court issued a compensation order in which it granted the employer’s motion to strike the employee’s motion to supplement, awarded increased benefits, and denied the employee’s request for extraordinary benefits. The employee has appealed. Having carefully reviewed the record, we affirm the trial court’s decision and certify it as final.

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