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HARMON v. PUBLIC SERVICE OF NORTH CAROLINA

No. 8510IC1272.

344 S.E.2d 285 (1986)

Christie HARMON, Employee, v. PUBLIC SERVICE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC., Employer, Aetna Life & Casualty Co., Carrier.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitesides, Robinson, Blue and Wilson by Henry M. Whitesides, Gastonia, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner, and Kincheloe by Mel J. Garofalo and Nancy S. Davenport, Charlotte, for defendant-appellee.

WHICHARD, Judge.

Plaintiff contends the Deputy Commissioner and the Full Commission should have considered his referred pain to the extremities of the body in determining whether he has sustained a change of condition under N.C.Gen.Stat. 97-47. We agree.

"When ... an injury to the back causes referred pain to the extremities of the body and this pain impairs the use of the extremities, then the award of workers' compensation must take into account such impairment...

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