Workers' Compensation
Listed below is McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, P.A.'s workers' compensation case law database. The database dates back until 1971 and includes over 5500 workers' compensation court decisions.
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Maggard v. Simpson Motors
451 So.2d 529, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Jun 12, 1984)
Permanent physical impairment cannot be based on the claimant's subjective complaints of chronic pain. The existence and degree of permanent physical impairment must be proved by testimony based on the A.M.A. guides unless such impairment cannot reasonable be determined under the criteria established in the guides. In such cases permanent impairment may be proved by testimony based on the manual of evaluation of permanent physical impairment of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons as authorized by Rule 38F.3175 Florida Administrative Code or by testimony based on "other generally accepted medical criteria for determining impairment".
