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On May 8, 2008 The First District Court of Appeal clarified its decision in Butler v. Jacksonville. Mr. Butler was a firefigher who had hypertension which caused peripheral vascular disease (PVD). The First District held that Butler was entitled to presumption that his PVD as caused by his occupation as a fire-fighter. The Court also found Mr. Butler was permanently totally disabled as a result of the PVD. His hypertension was not per se disabling.
This is a great case that can be used to argue that any medical condition that flows from a presumed condition is also a covered presumptive condition extending the reach of the presumption!
Take a look at http://opinions.1dca.org/written/opinions2008/05-08-08/06-5918.pdf
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http://opinions.1dca.org/written/opinions2008/05-08-08/06-5918.pdf