Federal Express Corp. v. Lupo

In this workers’ compensation case, the Employer/Carrier (E/C) appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) finding Claimant’s repetitive trauma injury compensable and authorizing evaluation and treatment with a podiatrist. We reverse because, although the JCC properly found Claimant’s repetitive trauma injury compensable, the JCC erred in rejecting the opinion of the expert medical advisor (EMA) as to the major contributing cause (MCC) of Claimant’s need for ongoing treatment, and further erred in awarding Claimant’s requested evaluation and treatment with a podiatrist based on…