Steinberg v. City of Tallahassee/City of Tallahassee Risk Management

In this workers’ compensation case, Claimant appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying his claims for additional impairment benefits (IBs) based on the JCC’s accepting one doctor’s opinion over another doctor’s disagreeing opinion as to the correct permanent impairment rating (PIR). To resolve the disagreement, Claimant argues the JCC should instead have appointed an expert medical advisor (EMA). But the JCC denied Claimant’s motion for an EMA for two reasons: it was untimely, and no disagreement existed because one opinion had an insufficient foundation. We re*63verse…