Loyed v. Hillsborough County School Board

In this workers’ compensation appeal, Yvonne L. Loyed, the claimant below, appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying her claim for permanent total disability benefits. Claimant contends that she suffers from a totally disabling psychiatric condition, the major contributing cause of which was her *732industrial accident. Because competent, substantial evidence supports the JCC’s findings, we affirm.

Claimant, a custodian at a public school, suffered pre-existing back problems as well as severe depression before she injured her back at work on March 13, 1995. Dr. Seolaro,…