Opinion ID: 692659
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Wrist

Text: 3 Inmon's wrist problems began in February 1987, when he injured his right wrist while using a hammer. The record does not contain any mention of this injury, however, until November 1989, when he consulted a doctor about twisting pain in his right wrist. In January 1990 he was referred to Dr. Palmer, still complaining of pain, numbness and catching in the wrist. At that time, Dr. Palmer diagnosed a nonunion ulnar styloid fracture with dorsal instability distal ulna [and] tear of the triangular fibrocartilage, Tr. 248, and performed surgery to repair the fracture and tear. In May of 1990, Dr. Palmer noted that Inmon was still experiencing weakness of grip, and in June he noted that Inmon complained of progressively worsening numbness and tingling in the hands. On July 5, 1990, Dr. Palmer performed a carpal tunnel operation on Inmon's right wrist. In September of that year, Dr. Palmer observed that Inmon complained of weakness in his hand. However, he released Inmon to work with light duty. Tr. 270. In November of 1990, Dr. Palmer noted that Inmon's grip strength had diminished. Inmon continued to report similar problems into January of 1991. However, these problems did not cause any change in Dr. Palmer's assessment of Inmon's work capability.