Rocha v. City of Tampa

In this workers’ compensation case, Claimant appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) finding his hypertension not compensable and denying benefits. We hold the JCC erred as a *140matter of law, reverse the ruling, and remand the case, for the following reasons.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Claimant, in seeking workers’ compensation benefits for his hypertension, relies on the presumption of occupational causation in section 112.18, Florida Statutes (2009). The JCC found, and the Employer/Carrier (E/C) agrees, that Claimant meets most of the statutory prerequisites for the presumption: he…