Commission Unanimously Affirms PTSD Not Related to MVA Involving Death of Pedestrian

As we previously reported, I&F successfully defended a claim for PTSD allegedly caused by accident in which petitioner, a medical supply driver, struck and killed a pedestrian while making a delivery.  Following the accident, the petitioner received six months of treatment for anxiety. He then stopped treating for  1 ½ years. When he resumed treatment, he was …

I&F Establishes PTSD Not Related to MVA Involving Death of Pedestrian

I&F successfully defends claim for PTSD allegedly caused by accident in which petitioner, a medical supply driver, struck and killed a pedestrian while making a delivery. Following the accident, the petitioner received six months of treatment for anxiety. He then stopped treating for  1 ½ years. When he resumed treatment, he was diagnosed with PTSD …

Everyday Job Stress Not Compensable

The Commission recently affirmed the Arbitrator’s decision in a recent case - Job v. State of Illinois/Ann Kiley Center - in which benefits were denied after the Arbitrator found that the Petitioner failed to prove a sudden, severe emotional shock traceable to a definite time, place and cause. As we recently wrote,  a psychological disability can be …

Commission Puts the Brakes on Truck Driver’s Mental-Mental Claim

In a recent case upheld by the Commission - Shea v. RPRD Dyckman, Inc. -  a truck driver's claim for benefits was denied after the Arbitrator found that he failed to meet both prongs of the compensability analysis for claims of purely psychological injury, or a psychological injury with no associated physical trauma. In these …