Weiss v. City of Tampa Police Department

SMITH, Judge.

Claimant appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) determining that he is not entitled to wage loss benefits because they were barred by the provisions of section 440.15(3)(b)4.a., Florida Statutes,1 which terminates the right to wage loss benefits at the end of any two-year period following maximum medical improvement (MMI) in which wage loss benefits were not payable during at least three consecutive months. We affirm.

Claimant, a police officer, injured his knee in the line-of-duty on December 6, 1983. He returned to work full-duty on October 30, 1984 and…