THE EE ALLEGED ON OCT 31 2000 THAT HE JARRED HIS BACK ON OCT 28 2000 WHEN HIS SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A LARGE POT HOLE, THE CASE WAS FIEST DENIED AFTER A INDEGENDENT MEDICAL EVALUATION. HE WAS DETE RMINE THAT IT COULD OF OCCURRED, THE IME WAS DONE ON 12-14-00.