Gutkin v. Lakeland Automall

This is an appeal from a final workers’ compensation order denying compensability of a claim tried under a repetitive trauma theory. The judge of compensation claims (JCC) found the claimant’s non-work related injuries were the major contributing cause of the claimant’s back condition and his need for medical care and treatment. A workers’ compensation order deciding compensability of a claim is reviewed under a competent substantial evidence (CSE) standard. See Neavins v. City of St. Petersburg, 823 So.2d 288 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

We conclude the record contains CSE to support the JCC’s…