Blight v. Commercial Carrier

ERVIN, Judge.

Claimant, James Blight, appeals an order of the judge of compensation claims (JCC), denying each of his claims for benefits against the employer, Comear Industries, Inc., and carrier, Commercial Carrier. Blight raises issues relating to wage loss benefits, psychiatric care, and an orthopedic second opinion. We affirm without comment the denial of wage loss benefits, but reverse the JCC’s denial of palliative psychological care and an independent medical examination, because there was no evidence supporting the denial.

The JCC found that Blight’s psychiatric depression was caused…