Benefits for recurrence of mental stress injury 3 years after incident

Ongoing modified work, PTSD diagnosis, similar symptoms that developed 3 years after original incident all pointed to compatibility with original mental stress injury

An Ontario worker who received benefits for a mental stress injury is entitled to additional benefits for a recurrence of the injury stemming from a less-serious incident three years later that prompted similar symptoms, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has ruled.

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