Deborah O'Connor v. North Okaloosa Medical Center

In this workers’ compensation case, Claimant appeals the judge of compensation claims’ (JCC) denial of temporary total disability (TTD) benefits for a defined period, based on his ruling that the benefits at issue were barred by res judicata. Because we conclude that the JCC erred by applying the doctrine of res judicata in this case, we reverse.

The facts in this case are undisputed. In 2004, Claimant sustained a com-pensable injury to her right, dominant hand, which ultimately resulted in a diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy/ complex regional pain syndrome of the right hand and wrist.…