Legal Opinion
Scherer v. Volusia County Department of Corrections
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 7, 2015No. 1D14-2205PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenton, J.
In this workers’ compensation case, a correctional officer appeals an order of a judge of compensation claims ruling him ineligible under section 112.18(l)(b)4., Florida Statutes (2013), for the presumption of occupational causation set out in section , 112.18(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2013), and denying the compensability of his heart condition for that reason. Persuaded section 112.18(1)(b)4. did not strip him of the presumption available to correctional officers regarding disabilities caused by heart disease resulting in “disablement” before July 1, 2010, we reverse and remand for further…
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