Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1987

Consoweld Distributors v. Slaughter

Consoweld Distributors v. Slaughter
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided February 13, 1987 · Ervin, Shivers, Zehmer
502 So. 2d 503; 12 Fla. L. Weekly 534; 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 6776 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Consoweld Distributors v. Slaughter

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

While there was error in the order of the deputy commissioner regarding medical testimony establishing permanent impairment, “based on AMA [American Medical Association] guidelines,” we deem the error to be harmless. There was competent medical testimony establishing that the claimant suffered a permanent impairment and that the guidelines did not apply to the condition suffered by the claimant. We note that when permanent impairment cannot reasonably be determined under the guidelines, it “may be established under other generally accepted medical criteria for determining impairment.” Trindade v. Abbey Road Beef ‘N Booze, 443 So.2d 1007, 1012 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).

AFFIRMED.

ERVIN, SHIVERS and ZEHMER, JJ., concur.

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