Coplin v. State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

In this worker’s compensation appeal, claimant Peggy Coplin appeals the order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying her claim for further medical goods and services and denying her claim for wage loss benefits from December 1, 1988 through August 14, 1989. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

Claimant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether the JCC erred in denying wage loss benefits due to the untimely filing of the *1283claim; (2) whether the JCC erred in determining that claimant was not entitled to wage loss benefits because claimant was not assigned a permanent…