APD 060186
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 December 14, 2005. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues by deciding that the compensable injury sustained on ___, does not extend to and include right shoulder impingement […]
APD 052808
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 November 2, 2005. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues by deciding that the compensable injury does not include carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) on either side and that […]
APD 052689
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 28, 2005. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues by deciding that the appellant’s (claimant) compensable injury of ___, does not extend to or include her […]
APD 052499
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 11, 2005. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issue by deciding that the appellant/cross-respondent (claimant) did not sustain a compensable injury on ___; that because the […]
APD 052658
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 1, 2005. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues by deciding that the ___, compensable injury does not extend to or include major depressive disorder, chronic […]
APD 052524
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 11, 2005. The issues were: (1) does the compensable injury of _________, include the hypertrophy at L4/5 and L5/S1; and (2) has the respondent (carrier) waived the […]
APD 052574
This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Worker’s Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A contested case hearing was held on October 27, 2005. With regard to the disputed issues the hearing officer determined that the compensable injury of ________, does not include an injury to the lumbar spine […]
APD 052449
This appeal arises pursuant to Texas Workers’ Compensation Act. TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A contested case hearing was held on September 30, 2005. The disputed issues were: 1.Does the compensable injury of ________, extend to and include chronic pain syndrome, disc herniation at L5/S1 and lumbar radiculopathy/paresthesias? 2.Has [respondent […]
APD 052338
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 8 and August 30, 2005, with the record closing on September 16, 2005 as the hearing officer (hearing officer 2). The disputed issues at the CCH […]
APD 051934
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 28, 2005. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues by deciding that: the respondent 1/cross-appellant (carrier) waived the right to contest compensability of the cervical spine, […]