Desoto County School Board v. Blondell

SMITH, Judge.

On appeal, the employer and carrier (E/C) contend that the judge of compensation claims (JCC) erred in awarding permanent total disability (PTD) effective as of August 17, 1989, the date on which claimant reached maximum medical improvement from back surgery necessitated by injuries received in a compensable accident on May 14, 1984. Following a final hearing held on April 16, 1992, the E/C administratively accepted the claimant as PTD retroactive to the date of the hearing. The E/C urge that the JCC erred in refusing to accept the date of the hearing as the date for commencement…