Williams v. City of Orlando

In this workers’ compensation case, Claimant appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying com-pensability of her hypertension on the ground she failed to establish eligibility to rely on the statutory presumption of occupational causation available via section 112.18, Florida Statutes (2010). We reverse.

The E/C conceded Claimant met three of the four requirements of section 112.18 by being a police officer whose condition resulted in disability and who “successfully passed a physical examination upon entering into” service. The fourth statutory requirement is that the…