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The worker, a corrections officer, appealed the denial of presumptive entitlement to PTSD and Chronic Mental Stress (CMS).

The worker alleged that a lack of workplace support and a supervisor's aggressive behaviour during a meeting triggered their PTSD symptoms.

The Appeals Resolution Officer found that the worker's PTSD was a pre-existing condition and that employment was not a significant contributing factor.

Furthermore, the officer concluded that the workplace events did not constitute a substantial work-related stressor or egregious behaviour, but rather fell under typical interpersonal conflict and management's employment functions.

The appeal was dismissed.

The worker, a former police officer with a compensable PTSD claim, appealed decisions regarding their return to work plan.

The worker had relocated to another province and initially agreed to a plan for the suitable occupation of paralegal.

Due to pandemic delays, the worker opted not to pursue the paralegal program and instead sought other employment.

The WSIB amended the plan to assist with a job search outside the suitable occupation, and subsequently closed the plan, adjusting the worker's loss of earnings benefits based on the paralegal occupation.

The Appeals Resolution Officer confirmed the decisions, finding that the occupation of paralegal remained suitable and that the worker was appropriately provided with an amended plan and subsequent benefit adjustment after choosing not to participate in the approved training.

The worker, a special needs assistant, objected to a Case Manager's decision denying entitlement for Traumatic Mental Stress (TMS) and Chronic Mental Stress (CMS).

The worker alleged they were bullied and assaulted by a vice-principal who pushed a package of gowns into their chest after the worker requested additional personal protective equipment during the pandemic.

The Appeals Resolution Officer denied the appeal, finding no DSM diagnosis related to the incident and concluding the events did not constitute a clearly and precisely identifiable traumatic event or a substantial work-related stressor under WSIB policies.

The worker, an elementary school employee, was criminally charged by a student's parent following a workplace incident with a student.

The worker suffered a mental breakdown upon receiving the court summons and was diagnosed with PTSD.

The Case Manager initially denied entitlement to Traumatic Mental Stress (TMS) benefits, finding the summons was not an objectively traumatic event.

On appeal, the Appeals Resolution Officer allowed the worker's objection, concluding that the unexpected criminal charges and threat of incarceration stemming from a workplace incident constituted an objectively traumatic event under Policy 15-03-02.

The worker, a drywall installer who suffered a workplace injury resulting in severed fingers, objected to the Case Manager's decision to adjust their Loss of Earnings (LOE) benefits to partial LOE benefits based on the expected wages of a Suitable Occupation (SO) in retail sales.

The worker had completed a return to work plan but remained unemployed.

The Appeals Resolution Officer upheld the decision, finding that under the Operational Policy Manual, the adjustment to partial LOE benefits using the identified SO entry-level wage of $14.25 per hour was appropriate at the closure of the return to work plan.