Update: Amputee Awarded Benefits in Rare Order
A woman who lost her leg in a car accident on the way back from a work meeting will start receiving her workers’ compensation benefits after all — at least for now.
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation ordered the insurer to start immediately paying Jane Hays temporary income benefits and cover the cost of her reasonable and necessary medical care.
The insurer, Texas Political Subdivisions, had denied the claims on the grounds that she wasn’t considered to be on the job while driving back from the meeting. Hays’ lawyer, Brad McClellan, called it “one of the most absurd denials” he’d seen in more than two decades in the workers’ compensation arena. The Texas Tribune reported on the case earlier this week
McLellan said the order issued Friday showed the state hearing officer “clearly agreed that there appears to be no reasonable basis to dispute this claim. It’s an absurd denial.”
Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/amputee-awarded-benefits-rare-order/
Earlier Thread:
Injured After Work Meeting, Amputee Fights Claim Denial September 23, 2015