APD 221500
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision of the Administrative Law Judge because there was no certification in evidence rating the compensable injury in the case.
APD 221277
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision of the Administrative Law Judge because there was no certification in evidence rating the compensable injury in the case.
APD 221291
The Appeals’ Panel reversed the administrative law judge’s decision regarding finality. The Appeals’ Panel found that, since the claimant testified that she received the certification directly from the certifying doctor, the claimant did receive the certification by verifiable means.
APD 221028
The Appeals’ Panel reversed the decision because the administrative law judge failed to make a conclusion of law and decision regarding the average weekly wage issue.
APD 221159
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision of the Administrative Law Judge to make a mathematical correction to the certification of maximum medical improvement / impairment rating.
APD 220994
The Appeals’ Panel reversed the administrative law judge’s decision regarding finality. The Appeals’ Panel reasoned that “verifiable means” concerns proof of delivery and not proof of receipt.
APD 221039
The Appeals’ Panel reversed the administrative law judge’s decision to correct a clerical error regarding the date of maximum medical improvement.
APD 220880
he Appeals Panel reversed and rendered the ALJ’s decision, holding that although the claimant sustained an injury in the course and scope of employment, she did not sustain a compensable injury because compensation was not payable. The Panel concluded that the claimant failed, without good cause, to timely notify her employer of the injury, relieving the self-insured of liability under Sections 409.001 and 409.002.
APD 221062
The Appeals Panel affirmed the administrative law judge’s determinations on extent of injury and maximum medical improvement, holding that the compensable injury did not extend to the additional shoulder and wrist conditions and that the claimant reached MMI on August 25, 2021. However, the Panel reversed the impairment rating determination, concluding that the ALJ relied on an incorrect certification from the designated doctor.
APD 220999
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision of the Administrative Law Judge to make a mathematical correction to the certification of maximum medical improvement / impairment rating.