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ROCHA v. CITY OF TAMPA

No. 1D11-6261.

100 So.3d 138 (2012)

Steve ROCHA, Appellant, v. CITY OF TAMPA/Commercial Risk Management, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelli Biferie Hastings of the Law Office of Kelli B. Hastings, PLLC, Orlando, Paul Hawkes , Tallahassee, and Tonya Oliver of Bichler, Kelley, Oliver, Port Richey, for Appellant.

James H. Shimberg, Jr. , City Attorney, and Toyin K. Aina-Hargrett and L. Gray Sanders , Assistant City Attorneys, Tampa, for Appellees.

PER CURIAM.

In this workers' compensation case, Claimant appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) finding his hypertension not compensable and denying benefits. We hold the JCC erred as a matter of law, reverse the ruling, and remand the case, for the following reasons.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Claimant, in seeking workers' compensation benefits for his hypertension, relies on the presumption...

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