Construction Worker Has Valid Claim for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Exactly what traumatic event the worker witnessed at a windmill erection site on November 4, 2013, is never specified but the Alberta workers comp appeals commission ruled that it was enough to give rise to a valid claim for psychological benefits. ‘The work-related traumatic event that day directly led to the worker developing PTSD and it aggravated his pre-existing major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder and cannabis use disorder,’ the commission concluded [Decision No.: 2021-0067, 2021 CanLII 71050 (AB WCAC), August 5, 2021].