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8 I K 0 <br />Consent <br />Indian River County, Florida <br />Memorandum <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />THRU: John Titkanich, County Administrator <br />FROM: Cynthia Stanton, Risk Manager <br />DATE: April 23, 2024 <br />SUBJECT: Workers Compensation Settlement <br />Roger Harrington — Lt. Deputy Sheriff's Office <br />BRIEF HISTORY OF CLAIMANT AND OF CLAIM: <br />Roger Harrington is a 49 -year-old male Lt. Deputy employed with the Indian River <br />Sheriff's Office since January 2, 1996. On or about February 5, 2023, Mr. Harrington was <br />vacationing with his family in South Carolina when he began to experience chest pain. <br />He presented to the Prisma Health/Oconee Memorial Hospital where it was determined <br />he was experiencing a heart attack. He underwent cardiac catheterization and had an <br />angioplasty and stent placement. He was discharged from the hospital the following <br />day. Employee filed a WC first report of injury on February 9, 2023. <br />MEDICAL HISTORY: <br />After recovery, Mr. Harrington was first evaluated by workers compensation, Michael <br />Nocero on March 1, 2023. Dr. Nocero diagnosed Mr. Harrington with coronary artery <br />disease; recent acute inferior wall myocardial infarction/successful angioplasty of 80% <br />proximal right coronary artery stenosis; as well as a history of multiple comorbid diseases <br />and conditions. <br />Mr. Harrington returned to Dr. Nocero for follow-up visits on two other occasions. In a <br />letter signed by Dr. Nocero on May 17, 2023, he affirms that Mr. Harrington suffers from <br />multiple comorbid diseases and conditions. He notes that the hypertension has not been <br />disabling on the date of accident and it has not prevented Mr. Harrington from working <br />full duty as a law enforcement officer. He signed the letter stating it is of his opinion <br />within a reasonable degree of medical certainty that hypertension along with prior <br />medical conditions caused Mr. Harrington to suffer coronary artery disease and the <br />subsequent myocardial infarction and as thus was not work related. As a result of Dr. <br />Nocero's opinion, the claim was denied on May 19, 2024. Dr. Nocero retired shortly <br />after. <br />63 <br />