Paz v. A. Duda & Sons, Inc.

In this workers’ compensation case, Claimant appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying entitlement to permanent total disability (PTD) benefits from September 19, 2008, forward, and denying entitlement to penalties, interest, costs, and attorney’s fees (PICA). Claimant alleged entitlement to PTD benefits because he had a catastrophic injury pursuant to the five-step sequential evaluation used to evaluate claims for Social Security disability income benefits, which was causally related to his compen-sable injury. See § 440.02(38), Fla. Stat. (2002) (requiring…