Case Name: WINN DIXIE and Sedgwick, Appellants, v. Erika CAMPBELL, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-03-19
Citations: 732 So. 2d 393
Docket Number: No. 98-1876
Parties: WINN DIXIE and Sedgwick, Appellants, v. Erika CAMPBELL, Appellee.
Judges: WOLF, KAHN and PADOVANO, JJ., CONCUR.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 732
Pages: 393–394

Head Matter:
WINN DIXIE and Sedgwick, Appellants, v. Erika CAMPBELL, Appellee.
No. 98-1876.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 19, 1999.
Rehearing Denied April 29, 1999.
Mary E. Cruickshank, of DuBois & Cruickshank, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellants.
Steven M. Meyers, of Meyers, Mooney, Meyers, Orlando, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) adjudicated appellee Erika Campbell permanently and totally disabled pursuant to section 440.15(l)(b) and section 440.02(34)(f), Florida Statutes (1995). Claimant's theory, accepted by the JCC, was that she suffered a catastrophic injury because her injury would qualify "an employee to receive disability income benefits under Title II .' of the Federal Social Security Act _" § 440.02(34)(f), Fla. Stat. (1995).
The appellant argues that Campbell did not qualify for permanent total disability because her injury is not one that social security considers a "listed impairment." See 20 CFR, § 404.1520(d). This argument must fail because social security disability payments are not limited to those claimants who have a listed impairment under the social security regulations. Claimants who do not have such an impairment may still qualify for benefits by proof of vocational factors including residual functional capacity, age, education and past work experience. 20 CFR, § 404.1520(f). This is what appellee did in this case.
AFFIRMED.
WOLF, KAHN and PADOVANO, JJ., CONCUR.