Scullin v. Gamlin Systems

780 So. 2d 972, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 2376, 2001 WL 209129

Opinions

PER CURIAM.

In this workers’ compensation case, appellant challenges the denial of his claim for a new handicap-equipped van. Contrary to appellant’s argument, in the absence of evidence of medical necessity accepted by the judge of compensation claims, no per se rule requires that a handicap-equipped van be provided to a claimant even though he has been rendered quadriplegic in a compensable accident. See §§ 440.13(2)(a), 440.13(5), Fla. Stat. (1989); see, e.g., Kraft Dairy Group v. Cohen, 645 So.2d 1072, 1077-78 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Aino’s Custom Slip Covers v. DeLucia, 533 So.2d 862, 865 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988).

AFFIRMED.

BOOTH, KAHN, JJ., concur, and BROWNING, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.