The issue in contention is whether, as employer contends, claimant failed to prove an identifiable incident or sudden precipitating event. Employer points to the following testimony in support of its contention. A subsequent arthrogram disclosed a small tear in the left rotator cuff area. Claimant had earlier surgery on his left shoulder in November of 1994 and had not complained of shoulder pain since the surgery. The record is clear that the pain onset occurred while the skids were being moved, or immediately thereafter.
Employer argues the commission improperly reversed the deputy commissioner's credibility finding.
The commission's findings of fact are binding on appeal if supported by credible evidence. 20 Va. App. Even assuming the deputy commissioner's decision is premised on a credibility determination, the record fails to establish that the commission's rejection of the credibility findings by the deputy commissioner was arbitrary. Contrary to employer's argument, claimant's testimony is not internally inconsistent when viewed in context. Each of claimant's statements regarding the accident relates that, in the course of moving skids with a forklift, claimant was required to dismount from the forklift to move an empty skid.