Coburn v. Polk County Board of County Commissioners

Bobby Coburn, claimant, appeals a final order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) which determined that Co-burn’s claim was barred by the one-year statute of limitations in section 440.19(2), Florida Statutes (2009). Claimant sought authorization of an appointment with an authorized treating provider to address problems with claimant’s hearing aids that had been provided as a result of his com-pensable hearing loss caused by injuries incurred in a 1999 industrial accident. Based on a finding that more than one year had passed since the last payment, treatment or care relating to the…