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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U.S. Fire Ins. v. Houston
573 So.2d 377, 16 Fla. L. Week. 179, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Jan 14, 1991)
Doctor's testimony that the claimant "could benefit" from further psychiatric care does not justify the award of future psychiatric treatment. There was no testimony of need for such care; and more importantly there was no testimony that if there was a need for psychiatric care for any condition related to the claimant's industrial accident.There was sufficient evidence of record to support the judge's finding that the claimant's mental or psychiatric condition occurred as a direct and immediate result of an industrial accident. Even though there was some evidence disclosing a preexisting psychological disorder aggravation of a psychiatric condition may be compensable if it is the direct and approximate result of an industrial accident.Judge's finding of a permanent impairment reversed by court since there was no evidence of a medical nature to support such a finding. Doctor had imposed no medical restrictions on the claimant that were attributable to the industrial injury. In addition the doctor's observation that the claimant would benefit from further psychiatric care is not evidence of a permanent impairment.
