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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that Claimant is not entitled to 10 sessions of work hardening (80 hours) for the compensable […]
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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that Claimant is not entitled to the prescription Fioricet 50-300-40 mg capsules, quantity 30 for 30 […]
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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that Clamant is not entitled to an IP lumbar fusion and instrumentation at L4-S1 for the […]
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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and Rules of the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted thereunder. ISSUES A contested case hearing was opened on August 20, 2014, with the record closing on September 3, 2014, to decide the following disputed issues: Is the preponderance […]
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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that Claimant is not entitled to a left C4-7 medial branch block for the compensable injury […]
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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that: Claimant is not entitled to laminotomy with decompression, nerve root and lumbar additional vertebral space […]
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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that the preponderance of the evidence is not contrary to the Independent Review Organization (IRO) decision […]
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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that the claimant is not entitled to an outpatient lumbar epidural steroid injection via caudal catheter on […]
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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and Rules of the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted thereunder. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that Claimant is entitled to Nucynta 100 mg, 1 tablet, three times per day, quantity 90 for the compensable […]
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DECISION AND ORDER This case is decided pursuant to Chapter 410 of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Rules of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. For the reasons discussed herein, the Hearing Officer determines that Claimant is not entitled to an extreme lateral interbody fusion procedure at the L4-L5 for […]