Mays v. Packers

ERVIN, Judge.

Claimant Clarence Mays appeals a workers’ compensation order that denied his petition for attorney’s fees, which was filed under section 440.34(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1989), in connection with a claim for medical benefits only. The reason the judge of compensation claims (JCC) gave for the denial was that the medical benefits claim contained an incorrect date of injury, contrary to the provisions of section 440.19(l)(d), Florida Statutes (1989). As we consider that the initial claim for medical benefits sufficiently apprised the employer/carrier (E/C) of the actual date, we…