Heter v. Buning the Florist

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Heter, claimant in workers’ compensation actions arising from two accidents, appeals the deputy commissioner’s order which denied Heter’s claim for payment by appellee Gulf of medical benefits in excess of the 60% share of such benefits awarded against Gulf by an order entered in 1977 after the second accident. We affirm because the 1977 order is res judicata in this case and because the deputy did not err when he found Heter did not present sufficient evidence at the hearing below to support modification of the 1977 order.

In 1973, Heter suffered a compensable back injury…