L.C. Cassidy & Sons, Inc. v. McConnell

In this workers’ compensation case, there is competent, substantial evidence to support the deputy commissioner’s finding that claimant’s condition is causally related to the compensable injury. This finding is affirmed.

The award of wage-loss benefits is reversed because the date of maximum medical improvement (MMI) was not determined. In any compensation case dealing with permanent partial disability, a finding of MMI is essential. Brock v. Sey Construction Corporation, 237 So.2d 160 (Fla. 1970), South Carolina Insurance Company v. Blackman, 380 So.2d 1144 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980). The cause is…