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Tex. Lab. Code § 408.122 (2026)

Eligibility For Impairment Income Benefits

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Sec. 408.122. ELIGIBILITY FOR IMPAIRMENT INCOME BENEFITS. A claimant may not recover impairment income benefits unless evidence of impairment based on an objective clinical or laboratory finding exists. If the finding of impairment is made by a doctor chosen by the claimant and the finding is contested, a designated doctor or a doctor selected by the insurance carrier must be able to confirm the objective clinical or laboratory finding on which the finding of impairment is based.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 1.27, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, Sec. 5.03, eff. June 17, 2001.

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Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.112, eff. September 1, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1998–2015 · leading case: Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ruttiger, 381 S.W.3d 430 (Tex. 2012).
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Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ruttiger, 381 S.W.3d 430 (Tex. 2012). “” 1 Montford, at 3; see Tex. Lab.Code § 408.122 (providing that impairment income benefits are not recoverable unless' based on an objective clinical or laboratory finding); id.”
In Re Xeller, 6 S.W.3d 618 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Lab.Code AnN. §§ 408.122, 408.125 (Vernon 1996).”
Pickens v. Pickens, 62 S.W.3d 212 (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 408.122 (a); 42 U.S.”
Fin. Ins. Co. v. Ragsdale, 166 S.W.3d 922 (Tex. App. 2005). “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 408.122 (Vernon Supp.”
Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co. v. Manasco, 971 S.W.2d 60 (Tex. 1998). · cites it 2× “See TEX. LAB.CODE § 408.122(c)(report of the designated doctor has presumptive weight unless the great weight of the other medical evidence is to the contrary).”
Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Samudio, 370 S.W.3d 363 (Tex. 2012). “See Tex. Lab.Code § 408.122(c). IV. Conclusion While section 410.”
Old Repub. Ins. Co. v. Warren, 33 S.W.3d 428 (Tex. App. 2000). “Tex.Lab.Code Ann. §§ 408.122(c), 408.125.”
Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Daniel Samudio (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “33 TEX. LABOR CODE ANN. § 408.083 (Vernon Supp.”
in Re: Texas State Silica Prods. Liab. Litig. (Tex. App. 2015). “Tex. Labor Code § 408.122. If an impairment rating is still disputed, the Commission then selects a third doctor to resolve the issue.”
— Tex. Lab. Code § 408.122(c) — 5 cases
Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co. v. Manasco, 971 S.W.2d 60 (Tex. 1998). “See TEX. LAB.CODE § 408.122(c)(report of the designated doctor has presumptive weight unless the great weight of the other medical evidence is to the contrary).”
Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Samudio, 370 S.W.3d 363 (Tex. 2012). “See Tex. Lab.Code § 408.122(c). IV. Conclusion While section 410.”
In Re Xeller, 6 S.W.3d 618 (Tex. App. 1999). “See Tex. Lab.Code AnN. §§ 408.122, 408.125 (Vernon 1996).”
Old Repub. Ins. Co. v. Warren, 33 S.W.3d 428 (Tex. App. 2000). “Tex.Lab.Code Ann. §§ 408.122(c), 408.125.”
Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Daniel Samudio (Tex. App. 2015). “33 TEX. LABOR CODE ANN. § 408.083 (Vernon Supp.”
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