BROWN v. STEEGO AUTO PARTS

No. 90-3744.

585 So.2d 401 (1991)

Karlton A. BROWN, Appellant, v. STEEGO AUTO PARTS and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara B. Wagner and C. Randal Morcroft, Deerfield Beach, for appellant.

Anthony J. Beisler III, Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.


WOLF, Judge.

Brown appeals from a final order of the judge of compensation claims (JCC) denying certain benefits. Claimant asserts that the JCC erred in denying claimant's request that a weight-loss program be awarded as a medical benefit. We agree and reverse.

The claimant was injured in a compensable accident on November 26, 1985. The case was settled, leaving open the claimant's right to medical care. The claimant has been under the care of Dr. Gelety,...

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