Dalzell v. Mercy Hospital

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date filed: 1997-06-25
Citations: 697 So. 2d 537
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Lead Opinion
PER CURIAM.

The JCC was entitled to reject the opinion of the only physician who testified that the claimant’s disability was work-related. This witness, a Dr. Wand, formed his opinion without the benefit of existing base line information (which he did look over af-terwards). Even more disconcerting, Dr. Wand certified that the claimant’s problems were not job-related in submitting bills to her health insurer. His testimony as to causation was impeached on this basis. The JCC was under no legal obligation to accept Dr. Wand’s self-serving explanation for the inconsistent positions he took.

Affirmed.

BARFIELD, C.J., and BENTON, J., concur.
ERVIN, J., dissents with opinion.