Lee v. City of Jacksonville

SHIVERS, Judge.

This appeal is from a workers’ compensation order dismissing a claim in its entirety on the ground the claim is barred by the statute of limitations. We affirm.

The claimant suffered a knee injury requiring surgery in 1971. The authorized doctors prescribed a ‘TENS unit’ in 1984. The Certificate of Medical Necessity indicated the unit “will be needed for undetermined months.” The employer/carrier purchased the unit for the claimant.

A TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) unit is a battery powered machine designed to interfere with pain impulses by applying…