Donald v. ALBERTSON'S AND SPECIALTY RISK SERVICES, INC.

Claimant seeks review of the Judge of Compensation Claims’ (JCC) denial of benefits. Essentially, Claimant argues the JCC impermissibly rejected or ignored conflicting medical testimony to find there was no medical conflict, and after making this finding, compounded the error by denying Claimant’s request for an expert medical advisor (EMA). We reverse.

Dr. Halim testified Claimant’s work accident was the major contributing cause of Claimant’s condition. Dr. Cauthen testified the condition was not caused by the work accident. Claimant moved for appointment of an EMA on the ground that the…