Mullen v. Choice Employer Solutions / Zurich

JCC Kerr (Miami) (Andrew Borah) (12-8-2025) – Denied claim for transportation to medical appointments and return visit to Concentra. The claimant was involved in a work-related car accident. He was hospitalized and then transferred to an in-patient rehab center. After he was released, he complained of headaches. Concentra was authorized and he was diagnosed with a head injury with loss of consciousness. He was released from care from Concentra and referred to a neurologist, Dr. Brody Henkel. Dr. Henkel found the claimant’s cognitive complaints were unrelated to the accident and placed the claimant at MMI with no restrictions and no need to follow up. Multiple physicians were authorized for other complaints. At the time of the hearing, no driving restrictions were assigned by any of the physicians. The claimant sought transportation services provided by the E/C since he did not feel safe driving. The E/C agreed to reimburse the claimant the reasonable actual cost of transportation. The JCC found the claimant failed to carry his burden to show that the E/C’s choice to reimburse the cost of transportation was inappropriate. The JCC found that the claimant had authorized care with multiple specialists and the claimant did not introduce any medical evidence that an evaluation with Concentra was medically necessary.    Click here to view Order