Colvin v. Colvin

The claimant in this Workers’ Compensation case appeals an order denying a claim for temporary partial wage loss benefits or *270wage loss benefits. The claim was denied on the ground that the claim was not timely under section 440.15(3)(b). We reverse and remand for a determination on claimant’s entitlement to any wage loss without deciding the merits of the deputy commissioner’s application of this statute.

The claim was filed on October 21, 1987. It appears from the record that the Employer/Carrier (E/C) furnished medical care from Dr. Riddick on July 11, 1986 and again on November 10, 1987,…