DIOCESE OF ST. PETERSBURG v. Cayer

HAWKES J.

The Employer/Carrier (E/C) seeks review of an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) awarding Claimant permanent total disability (PTD) benefits. The E/C argues the JCC employed an improper standard in finding Claimant entitled to the benefits. We reverse and remand this matter because it is unclear which standard the JCC applied.

The controlling statute is section 440.15(1), Florida Statutes (2008). To establish entitlement to PTD benefits, if an injured employee cannot prove he or she sustained one of the enumerated catastrophic injuries listed in section 440.15(l)(b)l.-5.,…