APD 100841
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 12, 2010. The disputed issues before the hearing officer were: (1)Did the appellant’s (claimant) first certification of maximum medical improvement (MMI) and assigned impairment rating (IR) […]
APD 100636-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 was held on April 21, 2010. The disputed issues before the hearing officer were: (1)Did the compensable injury of ___________, extend to a large central and right central with right subarticular […]
APD 100483
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 March 24, 2010. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues by deciding that: (1) as a result of the compensable injury sustained on __________, the respondent (claimant) […]
APD 100369
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 2, 2010. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues by deciding that the first certification of maximum medical improvement (MMI) and assigned impairment rating (IR) from (Dr. […]
APD 100316
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 16, 2010. The hearing officer decided that the first certification of maximum medical improvement (MMI) and impairment rating (IR) assigned by (Dr. S) did not become […]
APD 100152
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 January 11, 2010. The hearing officer determined that: (1) the appellant (claimant) reached clinical maximum medical improvement (MMI) on January 9, 2009; (2) the claimant’s impairment rating […]
APD 092051
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 November 16, 2009. The disputed issues before the hearing officer were: (1)Does the compensable injury extend to include disc protrusion at L5-S1 and lumbar radiculopathy? (amended issue) […]
APD 091827
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 October 22, 2009. With regard to the only issue before her the hearing officer determined that the first certification of maximum medical improvement (MMI) and impairment rating (IR) […]
APD 091787
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 October 6, 2009. Regarding the six issues before her, the hearing officer determined that: (1) the first maximum medical improvement (MMI) certification and assigned impairment rating (IR) […]
APD 091442
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 August 25, 2009. The hearing officer decided that the first assigned impairment rating (IR) from (Dr. H) on May 9, 2008, became final under Section 408.123 and […]