American Zurich Insurance Co. v. Samudio

Under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, an injured worker’s impairment income benefits are determined in part by the impairment rating assigned by the Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation. Tex. Lab.Code § 408.121(a)(1). In an appeal to the district court of the Division’s impairment rating determination, unless there is evidence of a substantial change in the worker’s condition, the court may consider only evidence of impairment that was presented *365to the agency, and may only adopt an impairment rating assigned by a doctor in the administrative proceedings. Tex.…