Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2011

Michele Lynn Navarro v. Cafe Enterprises, Inc. and Travelers Indemnity Company of America

Michele Lynn Navarro v. Cafe Enterprises, Inc. and Travelers Indemnity Company of America
Court of Appeals of Virginia · Decided March 15, 2011

Michele Lynn Navarro v. Cafe Enterprises, Inc. and Travelers Indemnity Company of America

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA

Present: Judges Frank, Alston and Senior Judge Coleman

MICHELE LYNN NAVARRO MEMORANDUM OPINION * v. Record No. 2288-10-3 PER CURIAM MARCH 15, 2011 CAFÉ ENTERPRISES, INC. AND TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA

FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION (Timothy E. Kirtner; Gilmer, Sadler, Ingram, Sutherland & Hutton, on briefs), for appellant.

(Patsy L. Mundy; Law Offices of Mark J. Beachy, on brief), for appellees.

Michele Lynn Navarro (claimant) appeals a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. She contends the commission erred (1) in disregarding the opinions of claimant’s treating doctors; (2) in relying on the opinions of a non-treating expert; (3) by failing to give deference to the deputy commissioner’s conclusions regarding claimant’s credibility; and (4) by failing to consider all the evidence in the record. We have reviewed the record and the commission’s opinion and find that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the commission in its final opinion. See Navarro v. Café Enterprises, Inc., VWC File No. VA000-0012-4834 (Sept. 28, 2010). We dispense with oral argument and summarily affirm because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the

* Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication. materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process. See Code § 17.1-403; Rule 5A:27.

Affirmed.

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