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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and Rules of the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted thereunder. ISSUES A contested case hearing was held on February 8, 2017 to decide the following disputed issue: Is the preponderance of the evidence contrary to the decision of […]

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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that: The preponderance of the evidence is contrary to the decision of the IRO that purchase […]

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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and Rules of the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted thereunder. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that the preponderance of the evidence is not contrary to the decision of the IRO that the Claimant is […]

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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that Claimant is not entitled to left side fluoroscopy guided genicular NB (nerve block) – left […]

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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and Rules of the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted thereunder. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that Claimant is not entitled to psychotherapy for PTSD for the compensable injury of (Date of Injury). ISSUES A […]

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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and Rules of the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted thereunder. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that Claimant is not entitled to Synvisc injection for the right knee for the compensable injury of (Date of […]

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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and Rules of the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted thereunder. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that Claimant is not entitled to a repeat MRI for the lumbar spine with and without contrast for the […]

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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that the preponderance of the evidence-based medical evidence is not contrary to the decision of the […]

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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determined that Claimant/Petitioner is not entitled to the additional brain injury rehabilitation program x 12 visits for […]

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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that in (Docket #1)the claimant is entitled to left L3, L4, and L5 medial branch blocks […]