Hardee County Plumbing v. Heflin

SMITH, Judge.

This is a consolidated appeal from an order of the judge of compensation claims (JCC) awarding claimant medical evaluation and treatment and ordering payment of a past medical bill. The decisive issue in this case is whether claimant's claims were filed timely. Finding that they were not, we reverse.

For the injuries for which it was responsible, the last medical paid by Cotton States Insurance Company was in April 1983. For the injuries for which it was responsible, the last payment of medical benefits by Amerisure/Michigan Mutual Insurance Company was in March 1986. Neither…