Home Insurance Co. v. Garcia

OPINION

RICHARD BARAJAS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the judicial review of several final decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Commission Appeals Panel. For the reasons stated, we affirm in part and reverse and render in part.

I. SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE

Appellee, Nicandro Garcia, was injured on April 23, 1995, while in the course and scope of his employment. He filed a workers’ compensation claim with the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (“TWCC”). Appellee underwent surgery in April 1997, and again in May 1999. He received a fifteen percent (15%) whole body impairment rating for…