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Paramedic's appeal for PTSD benefits denied as condition arose from excluded employment functions and interpersonal conflicts.
The worker, a paramedic, appealed a decision denying entitlement to benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic mental stress, and chronic mental stress.
The worker alleged that their PTSD was caused by traumatic events experienced during their employment.
The Appeals Resolution Officer found that the contemporary medical evidence and the worker's prior reporting indicated that the worker's mental stress injury was primarily caused by interpersonal conflicts and the employer's decisions or actions that are part of the employment function, such as promotions and leaves of absence.
As these factors are excluded from entitlement under the relevant operational policies, the presumption of work-relatedness for PTSD was rebutted, and the appeal was denied.
No co-appearing lawyers found.
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