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Arkansas Trucking Services5/10/2000
of pain in 1993 and 1994 were symptomatically identical to his present complaints of pain. Finally, appellant argues that an opinion without new objective findings addressing subjective symptoms of a pre-existing non-compensable injury speaks more specifically to a non-compensable recurrence rather than an aggravation.
On appeal, we review the evidence in a light most favorable to the Commission's decision and affirm if the decision is supported by substantial evidence. Douglas Tobacco Products Co. v. Gerald, 68 Ark. App. 304, 8 S.W.3d 39 (1999). The issue on review is not whether we might have reached a different result or whether the evidence would support a contrary finding; if reasonable minds could reach the Commission's conclusion, we must affirm its decision. Meister v. Safety Kleen, 339 Ark. 91, 3 S.W.3d 320 (1999). The Commission has the authority to accept or reject medical opinions and the authority to determine its medical soundness and probative force. Hope Livestock Auction Co. v. Knighton, 67 Ark. App. 165, 992 S.W.2d 826 (1999).
Here, the Commission was entitled to rely on Dr. Green's more specific account of causation which was based on factors other than appellant's subjective complaints and history. The Commission's finding that appellee's bilateral avascular necrosis of the hips was aggravated by the 1996 compensable injury is supported by substantial evidence.
Affirmed.
Hart and Roaf, JJ., agree.
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