CONTRIBUTING INJURY.
Tex. LABOR Code § 408.084.
in effect(a) At the request of the insurance carrier, the commissioner may order that impairment income benefits and supplemental income benefits be reduced in a proportion equal to the proportion of a documented impairment that resulted from earlier compensable injuries.
(b) The commissioner shall consider the cumulative impact of the compensable injuries on the employee's overall impairment in determining a reduction under this section.
(c) If the combination of the compensable injuries results in an injury compensable under Section 408.161 , the benefits for that injury shall be paid as provided by Section 408.162 .
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.