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testimony is contradicted by statements that Dr. Moote made
earlier, on eight occasions from 1990 through 1992 in documents
entitled “Attending Physician’s Statements”. In those
statements, Dr. Moote gives the prognosis that petitioner is not
totally disabled from performing work other than dentistry. He
states that petitioner is incapable of performing those duties of
his job (dentistry) that required using his hands to grip or
required bending his wrists. Dr. Moote has failed to convince us
that petitioner is disabled beyond being disabled for the
practice of dentistry or occupations requiring similar motor
skills. Moreover, petitioners have failed to convince us that,
in November 1989, the Committee was in receipt of advice from
Dr. Moote that petitioner’s injuries precluded him from all
employment.
Dr. Cofield is the consulting psychologist who evaluated
petitioner on January 11, 1988. He found very significant
elevations on clinical scales measuring, among other things,
hypochondria, hysteria, and depression. His evaluation states
that, if petitioner’s condition were not checked, it could “lead
to chronic unemployment and many unproductive years.” Among
other things, Dr. Cofield suggested personal and vocational
counseling to assist petitioner in setting future goals and
making reasonable plans. In his evaluation, Dr. Cofield did not
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