APD 201713
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision of the administrative law judge for clerical errors.
APD 201479
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision of the administrative law judge because evidence that was clearly part of the hearing was not made part of the record.
APD 201379
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision because the Administrative Law Judge based his determination that the claimant reached maximum medical improvement on an incorrect belief that the parties had stipulated to the issue.
APD 201401
The appeals panel remanded the case back to the administrative law judge to consider whether the claimant had good cause for failing to attend the contested case hearing.
APD 201244-s
The appeals panel issued an S-case remanding the matter back to the administrative law judge. The appeals panel found that when a designated doctor issues simultaneous valid certifications while assessing extent-of-injury, Rule 130.12 applies, even when neither party raised an extent-of-injury dispute at the contested case hearing. Because rule 130.12 applied, the appeals panel determined that neither certification became final. The appeals panel also found that the administrative law judge did not abuse his discretion in denying the carrier’s continuance request for an RME because the carrier waited over eight months after the designated doctor’s exam to request the RME.
APD 201060
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 June 15, 2020, in (city), Texas, with (administrative law judge) presiding as the administrative law judge (ALJ). The ALJ resolved the disputed issues by determining that: (1) […]
APD 201175
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 June 30, 2020, in (city), Texas, with (administrative law judge) presiding as the administrative law judge (ALJ). The ALJ resolved the disputed issues by deciding that: (1) the […]
APD 201204
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 June 25, 2020, with the record closing on July 17, 2020, in (city), Texas, with (administrative law judge) presiding as the administrative law judge (ALJ). The ALJ […]
APD 201177
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 (APD) 200637, decided June 1, 2020. No contested case hearing (CCH) on remand was held. In the original CCH held on March 11, 2020, in […]
APD 201042
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 June 11, 2020, in (city), Texas, with (administrative law judge) presiding as the administrative law judge (ALJ). The ALJ resolved the disputed issues by deciding that: (1) the […]