A Florida appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a firefighter for his severe cardiac issues after his diagnosis of COVID-19, based on a statutory presumption that his infection was work-related.
Case: Seminole County v. Braden, No. 1D2021-3530, 12/13/2023, published.
Facts: Chad Braden began working for Seminole County as a firefighter in 1993 after a clean preemployment physical. In the early 2000s, he suffered cardiac problems that Seminole County accepted as compensable.
In December 2020, Braden tested positive for COVID-19. Less than a month later, he suffered a heart attack.
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