Orange County & Alternative Service Concepts v. Wilder

In this workers’ compensation appeal, Orange County and Alternative Service Concepts, the Employer/Carrier (E/C), challenge an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) awarding Claimant, Lavonda Wilder, appellee, benefits for her heart disease based upon the presumption of occupational causation available in section 112.18, Florida Statutes (2010). The E/C acknowledges that Claimant met the prerequisites of proof for application of the presumption, including that her viral cardiomyopathy constitutes “heart disease” as that term is used in section 112.18. The E/C argues, however, that…