Jackson v. Merit Electric

Claimant appeals the Judge of Compensation Claims’ (JCC’s) denial of his claim for medical treatment for a back injury stipulated compensable by the parties. Because the employer/carrier (E/C) failed to meet its burden of proof to refute the connection between the stipulated back injury and the requested medical treatment, competent substantial evidence does not support the JCC’s denial of treatment. We reverse.

Claimant injured his left knee in a com-pensable motor vehicle accident in 1984. He began experiencing low back pain in 2003 when he “straightened up” after executing a pool shot. In…