APD 040394

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 January 27, 2004. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues by deciding that the appellant (carrier herein) waived the right to contest that the respondent (claimant herein) injured […]

APD 040347

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 January 21, 2004. The hearing officer determined that: (1) respondent/cross-appellant (claimant) sustained an injury in the course and scope of his employment on _____________; (2) appellant/cross-respondent (carrier) waived […]

APD 040285

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 January 8, 2004. The hearing officer determined that respondent (claimant) did not sustain an injury in the course and scope of his employment; that after his injury claimant […]

APD 040256

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 12, 2004. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues by deciding that: (1) the appellant (carrier) waived the right to dispute the compensability of the claimed […]

APD 040265

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 opened on September 10 and continued on November 13, 2003, with the record closing on January 5, 2004. The hearing officer resolved the disputed issues by deciding that the compensable […]

APD 040261

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 January 5, 2004. The hearing officer determined that the appellant (claimant) did not sustain a compensable injury on ______________, “or at any time pertinent to this claim”; that […]

APD 040292

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 6, 2004. The hearing officer determined that the appellant’s (claimant) date of injury (DOI) was ______________, pursuant to Section 408.007; that the claimant did not sustain […]

APD 040136

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 16, 2003. The hearing officer determined that: (1) the appellant (carrier) waived its right to dispute the claimed injury by not timely contesting the injury in accordance […]

APD 040092

This appeal arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). This case is back before us after our remand in Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission Appeal No. 032049, decided September 17, 2003. We had remanded the case to reconstruct the record because there was no record. […]

APD 040150-s

This appeal after remand arises pursuant to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). A consolidated contested case hearing was held on July 1, 2003. That hearing officer decided that: (1) the ______________, compensable injury of appellant (claimant) does not extend to include claimant’s tremor or movement […]