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Tex. Lab. Code § 408.008 (2026)

Compensability Of Heart Attacks

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Sec. 408.008. COMPENSABILITY OF HEART ATTACKS. A heart attack is a compensable injury under this subtitle only if:

(1) the attack can be identified as:

(A) occurring at a definite time and place; and

(B) caused by a specific event occurring in the course and scope of the employee's employment;

(2) the preponderance of the medical evidence regarding the attack indicates that the employee's work rather than the natural progression of a preexisting heart condition or disease was a substantial contributing factor of the attack; and

(3) the attack was not triggered solely by emotional or mental stress factors, unless it was precipitated by a sudden stimulus.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

SUBCHAPTER B. MEDICAL BENEFITS


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1996–2013 · leading case: Terrica Barnes as Next Friend of Kainan Cooper v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., 395 S.W.3d 165 (Tex. App. 2012).
Terrica Barnes as Next Friend of Kainan Cooper v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., 395 S.W.3d 165 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “*172 Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 408.008 (West 2006).”
Transcontinental Ins. Co. v. Smith, 135 S.W.3d 831 (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “The Labor Code allows a claimant to recover from a compensable heart attack injury only if: (1) one can identify the attack as: (A) occurring at a definite time and place; and (B) caused by a specific event occurring in the course and scope of the employee’s employment; and (2)…”
Choice v. Gibbs, 222 S.W.3d 832 (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 408.008 (Vernon Supp.”
McElhaney v. City of Tyler, 926 S.W.2d 597 (Tex. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 408.008 (Vernon Supp.”
New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. Peggy C. Allison, 414 S.W.3d 266 (Tex. App. 2013). “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 408.008 (Vernon 2006).”
Mary A. Bryan, Individually & as Next Friend of Stacey Arlene Bryan & Jay Russell Bryan, Minors v. Zenith Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 408.008 (West 1996).”
Svetlana B. Poplin v. Amerisure Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 408.008 (Vernon 2006).”
Mary A. Bryan, Individually & as Next Friend of Stacey Arlene Bryan & Jay Russell Bryan v. Zenith Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “008(2) of the Texas Labor Code provides for compensability of a heart attack if "the preponderance of the medical evidence regarding the attack indicates that the employee's work rather than natural progression of a pre-existing heart condition or disease was a substantial…”
— Tex. Lab. Code § 408.008(1) — 1 case
Transcontinental Ins. Co. v. Smith, 135 S.W.3d 831 (Tex. App. 2004). “The Labor Code allows a claimant to recover from a compensable heart attack injury only if: (1) one can identify the attack as: (A) occurring at a definite time and place; and (B) caused by a specific event occurring in the course and scope of the employee’s employment; and (2)…”
— Tex. Lab. Code § 408.008(2) — 2 cases
Terrica Barnes as Next Friend of Kainan Cooper v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., 395 S.W.3d 165 (Tex. App. 2012). “*172 Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 408.008 (West 2006).”
Svetlana B. Poplin v. Amerisure Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2013). “TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 408.008 (Vernon 2006).”
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