Tag: unusual stress

Jul 12, 2021

AZ Police Officer’s PTSD Claim Fails Since Stress was not Unexpected

In a split decision, an Arizona appellate court affirmed a finding by the state’s Industrial Commission that a police officer failed to establish a compensable workers’ compensation claim based on...

AZ Police Officer’s PTSD Claim Fails Since Stress was not Unexpected AZ Police Officer’s PTSD Claim Fails Since Stress was not Unexpected
Jun 8, 2021

ND High Court Stresses That Heart Attacks Only Compensable When Caused by Unusual Stress

Construing the state’s special statute limiting the compensability of heart attacks, stroke, and physical injury caused by mental stimulus, a divided Supreme Court of North Dakota reversed an ALJ’s decision...

ND High Court Stresses That Heart Attacks Only Compensable When Caused by Unusual Stress ND High Court Stresses That Heart Attacks Only Compensable When Caused by Unusual Stress
Oct 6, 2020

Correctional Officer's PTSD Claim Fails under NY's Objective Standard of Stress

Reiterating New York’s adherence to an objective, rather than a subjective standard with regard to stress-related claims, a state appellate court affirmed a determination by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board...

Correctional Officer's PTSD Claim Fails under NY's Objective Standard of Stress Correctional Officer's PTSD Claim Fails under NY's Objective Standard of Stress
Jan 28, 2016

Tennessee Nurse’s PTSD Claim Fails In Spite of Flashback to Being Raped As Child

In an opinion not yet designated for publication [see Ireton v. Horizon Mental Health Mgmt., LLC, 2016 Tenn. LEXIS 3 (Jan. 19, 2016), a Tennessee appeals panel affirmed the denial...

Tennessee Nurse’s PTSD Claim Fails In Spite of Flashback to Being Raped As Child Tennessee Nurse’s PTSD Claim Fails In Spite of Flashback to Being Raped As Child