APD 100693
This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A contested case hearing (CCH) was held on May 7, 2010. The two disputed issues reported from the benefit review conference (BRC) were: 1.Does the compensable injury of ___________, extend to include impingement of the […]
APD 100766
This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A contested case hearing (CCH) was held on February 22, 2010, continued to April 8, 2010, with the record closing on May 17, 2010. The issues before the hearing officer were: (1) What is the […]
APD 100705-s
This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A contested case hearing (CCH) was held on April 28, 2010, with the record closing on May 3, 2010. The issues before the hearing officer were: (1)Did the respondent/cross-appellant (claimant) sustain a compensable injury, and […]
APD 100765
This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A contested case hearing (CCH) was held on May 11, 2010. The issues before the hearing officer were: (1)Did the appellant (claimant) sustain a compensable injury on ___________? (2)Did the claimant have disability resulting from […]
APD 100664
This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A contested case hearing (CCH) was held on February 3, 2010, with the record closing on April 28, 2010. At the CCH on February 3, 2010, the respondent (claimant) did not appear, and the hearing […]
APD 100661
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 April 29, 2010. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues in (Docket No. 1) by deciding that: (1) the appellant (claimant) reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) on November […]
APD 100530
This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A contested case hearing (CCH) was held on April 5, 2010. With regard to the disputed issues before her the hearing officer determined that the appellant (claimant) did not sustain a compensable injury on __________, […]
APD 100544
This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). This case returns following our remand in Appeals Panel Decision 092082, decided March 3, 2010, to reconstruct the record. A contested case hearing (CCH) on remand was held on April 5, 2010. In the original […]
APD 100546
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 March 31, 2010. The issues for Docket No. (Docket No. 1) (referred to as the 1st 2008 injury) were: 1.Does the compensable injury of _________, include lumbar strain/sprain, […]
APD 100526
This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A contested case hearing (CCH) was held on April 5, 2010. The issues listed in the benefit review conference report, announced by the hearing officer at the CCH, and agreed upon by the parties were: […]