Case Name: Harold DELONG, Appellant, v. 3015 WEST CORPORATION, and Rockwood Insurance Company, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-03-05
Citations: 558 So. 2d 108
Docket Number: No. 89-1617
Parties: Harold DELONG, Appellant, v. 3015 WEST CORPORATION, and Rockwood Insurance Company, Appellees.
Judges: WIGGINTON, J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 558
Pages: 108–109

Head Matter:
Harold DELONG, Appellant, v. 3015 WEST CORPORATION, and Rockwood Insurance Company, Appellees.
No. 89-1617.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 5, 1990.
Randall 0. Reder, Tampa and Stephen L. Rosen of Morris & Rosen, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.
Rex A. Hurley of Zimmerman, Shuffield, Kiser & Sutcliffe, P.A., Orlando, for appel-lees.

Opinion:
ERVIN, Judge.
In this workers' compensation appeal, claimant, who was rendered permanently and totally disabled as a result of a com-pensable back injury, subsequently sought as a benefit lawn care service, which was denied. Although claimant presented testimony from his treating physician to the effect that it was medically necessary for someone other than claimant to mow his yard, the physician admitted that avoiding yard work would not improve claimant's condition or aid his recovery. Because there is competent, substantial evidence to support the judge's finding that lawn care service is not "medically necessary" for treatment of claimant's injury, the order denying the claim is
AFFIRMED.
WIGGINTON, J., concurs.
WENTWORTH, J., concurs with written opinion.
. See § 440.13(1)(c), 440.13(2)(a), Fla.Stat. (1983).