1st DCA Reverses Denial of Benefits Based on Disputed Doctor's Note

By Sherri Okamoto, WorkCompCentral ReporterAn unauthenticated letter purportedly written by a treating physician that stated a claimant's complaints of pain were not caused by her workplace injury was not a basis to deny additional benefits, the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday.In a per curiam decision, the court explained the fact that Beverly Vaughan had objected to a request to a continuance for her employer to obtain evidence of the letter's validity was not a reason to overrule Vaughan's evidentiary objections to the admission of the letter. Th...