This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A contested case hearing was held on January 20, 2004. The hearing officer determined that: (1) the appellant (claimant) did not sustain a compensable repetitive trauma with a date of injury of ______________; (2) the respondent (self-insured) is not relieved from liability for this claim under Section 409.002, because the claimant timely notified his employer of an injury in accordance with Section 409.001; (3) the self-insured did not waive its right to contest compensability of the claimed injury pursuant to Section 409.021; and (4) the claimant did not have disability. The claimant appeals the injury, disability, and waiver determinations on sufficiency of the evidence grounds. The self-insured urges affirmance. The hearing officer’s notice determination was not appealed and has become final. Section 410.169.
DECISION
Affirmed.
The hearing officer did not err in making the complained-of determinations. The determinations involved questions of fact for the hearing officer to resolve. The hearing officer is the sole judge of the weight and credibility of the evidence (Section 410.165(a)) and, as the trier of fact, resolves the conflicts and inconsistencies in the evidence, including the medical evidence (Texas Employers Insurance Association v. Campos, 666 S.W.2d 286 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1984, no writ)). In view of the evidence presented, we cannot conclude that the hearing officer’s determinations are so against the great weight and preponderance of the evidence as to be clearly wrong or manifestly unjust. Cain v. Bain, 709 S.W.2d 175, 176 (Tex. 1986).
The decision and order of the hearing officer is affirmed.
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Edward Vilano – Appeals Judge
CONCUR:
Elaine M. Chaney – Appeals Judge
Gary L. Kilgore – Appeals Judge