Opinion
Record No. 2092-08-3.
December 16, 2008.
Appeal from the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.
Clarence E. Phillips, on brief, for appellant.
S. Vernon Priddy III; Sarah Y.M. Kirby; Sands Anderson Marks Miller, P.C., on brief, for appellees.
Present: Judges Kelsey, Petty and Senior Judge Bumgardner.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.
James Lee Gill (claimant) appeals a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission finding that he failed to prove his depression was causally related to his compensable March 5, 2007 injury by accident. We have reviewed the record and the commission's opinion and find that this appeal is without merit. In reviewing a judgment of the Workers' Compensation Commission, we "'determine whether credible evidence supports the [c]ommission's finding . . . and, if such evidence exists, [we] sustain the finding.'" Perry v. Delisle, 46 Va. App. 57, 63-64, 615 S.E.2d 494, 495 (2005) ( en banc) (quoting Celanese Fibers Co. v. Johnson, 229 Va. 117, 121, 326 S.E.2d 687, 690 (1985)) (omission in original). We are bound by the commission's factual findings supported by credible evidence, despite the fact that there may be evidence to support a contrary finding. See Watkins v. Halco Eng'g Inc., 225 Va. 97, 101, 300 S.E.2d 761, 763 (1983). Because we conclude the commission's findings are supported by credible evidence, we affirm. We dispense with oral argument and summarily affirm because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process. See Code § 17.1-403; Rule 5A:27.
Claimant does not challenge the commission's finding that he is not entitled to temporary total disability benefits after December 2, 2007. Thus, that finding is not before us.
Affirmed.