Wood v. Dort

BOOTH, Judge.

This cause is before us on appeal from an order of the judge of compensation claims (JCC). At issue is whether the JCC erred in (1) apportioning two-thirds of the responsibility for claimant’s permanent total disability (PTD) benefits to appellants, and (2) requiring appellants to pay supplemental PTD benefits under section 440.15(l)(e), Florida Statutes.

The relevant facts are that claimant injured his lower back in 1975 while working for appellant Wood & Wood. He did not at that time miss very much work, but his back condition deteriorated over the next several years and…