Certistaff, Inc. v. Owen

In this workers’ compensation appeal, the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) rejected the presumptively correct opinion of the expert medical examiner (EMA) and determined instead that the major contributing cause (MCC) of Claimant’s need for the recommended shoulder replacement surgery was the workplace injury. We reverse because the JCC failed to articulate clear and convincing evidence contrary to the EMA’s opinion.

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Claimant was employed as a gas tech, which he described.- as someone who worked on and installed gas appliances. Claimant testified that on December 5, 2013,' he was using a…