Manatee Memorial Hospital v. Heiden

The employer/carrier appeals a worker’s compensation order entered July 6, 1979, finding appellee did not sustain a subsequent intervening accident which broke the chain of causation from the original com-pensable accident, awarding Heiden continued temporary total disability benefits, and authorizing remedial psychiatric care under the auspices of Dr. Shultz. We affirm the order of the Judge of Industrial Claims.

On April 12, 1975, Ruth Betty Heiden suffered a compensable accident, resulting in injuries to her lower back. A lumbar laminectomy was performed by Dr. Wallace on February 24,1977.…