Section #
44.05.30
Effective date
Policy Purpose
This policy describes the approach the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) uses when deciding whether workers are entitled to compensation for psychological injuries that do not arise as a consequence of a physical injury.
More specifically, the policy outlines:
- how the definition of accident in The Workers Compensation Act (the Act) applies to psychological injuries, and what this means in adjudicative practice; and
- how the Act's rebuttable presumption for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) works
| Previous policy versions |
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| 44.05.30 Adjudication of Psychological Injuries January 1 2022 to April ....pdf |
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On or before December 31, 2021
For all claims with accident dates on or before the above dates. |