PER CURIAM.
We affirm the Judge of Compensation Claims' (JCC's) denial of all benefits requested by Claimant. The JCC properly denied the request for authorization of a cardiologist to treat Claimant's hypertension on the basis that Claimant failed to prove further evaluation and treatment by a cardiologist was medically necessary. We note, however, that the JCC's alternative basis for denying the benefits claimed is contrary to City of Pembroke Pines v. Ortagus...
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