Highlights of Noteworthy Decisions

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Decision No. 901 24

Determining work-relatedness of PTSD recurrence where worker experienced retriggering compensable and non-compensable events.

Decision No. 1192 24

Determining entitlement for LOE where there is a wage loss due to employer no longer “topping up” the worker’s earnings after she chose an alternate suitable position.

Decision No. 946 24

Whether an accelerating vehicle can be seen as a weapon and considered an “objectively traumatic” incident for entitlement under Traumatic Mental Stress policy.

Decision No. 2088 11

Closure of appeal where the appellant frustrated the appeals process through inordinate delay.

Decision No. 1104 24

SIEF – determining the severity of a pre-existing condition which limits some, but not all, non-surgical treatment options.

Decision No. 938 24

Determining long-term earnings basis for LOE where worker’s earnings were reduced due to COVID-19.

Decision No. 1731 23 I

Whether a worker’s widow has the authority to bring a claim as a survivor many years after the administration of the estate has been concluded.

Decision No. 1044 24

Adjudicating amount of SIEF in view of cumulative PTSD injury from exposures from prior employers.

Decision No. 480 22

Family status, including childcare availability, is a personal characteristic to be considered in determining suitability of modified work.

Decision No. 722 24

Whether a worker was in the course of employment when injured while driving to a carpool location on the way to work at a construction site.