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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I <br />look forward to hearing from you. <br />PLW/evc <br />cc: Ms. Maria Beahm/Insurance Servicing & Adjusting Company <br />Risk Manager Beth Jordan advised that Mr. Schuckers' initial <br />treatment was with Dr. Coren at the Doctors' Clinic. Numerous <br />tests were conducted and the initial diagnosis was degenerative <br />lumbar disk disease which does not point to a long standing <br />Workers' Compensation claim but is more idiomatic of a condition <br />that a person would have anyway. He has a degenerative condition. <br />However, his allegation is that lifting the block on May 12, 1995 <br />aggravated that existing condition, and it is that aggravation that <br />we are dealing with here. In addition to Dr. Coren, Mr. Schuckers <br />was seen by Dr. Omar Hussamy, an orthopedic surgeon in Vero Beach, <br />who recommended epidermal steroid injections which were given <br />through outpatient services at Indian River Memorial Hospital. He <br />also went through a series of physical therapy treatments with Mr. <br />Donovan at the Doctors' Clinic. He then had a neurological <br />evaluation through Dr. Taher Husainy at the Doctors' Clinic who <br />recommended that he return to light duty work. It was Dr. <br />Husainy's opinion that it was a degenerate condition and that the <br />low back strain Mr. Schuckers had suffered on the job should have <br />been resolved by that point in time. <br />Mrs. Jordan related that after Mr. Schuckers returned to work, <br />there were numerous events in which Mr. Schuckers would return to <br />work for a few days and would go back out again. Terry Southard, <br />who was his supervisor at the wastewater treatment plant, went <br />above and beyond the call of duty to accommodate Mr. Schuckers. He <br />went so far as to have a cot brought into the office so that Mr. <br />Schuckers could rest when he was not answering the telephone or <br />doing other routine sedentary type work. <br />Mr. Schuckers continued to complain of pain and hired an <br />attorney out of Orlando. Mr. Schuckers was sent to get second <br />opinions from Dr. Seig, an orthopedic surgeon, and Dr. Theodotou, <br />a neurosurgeon. Finally, he was sent to Dr. Dippy, a psychiatrist. <br />5 <br />NOVEMBER 14, 1996 BOOK 090 FACE 851: E <br />a <br />