FAIRFAX COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE v. MOTTRAM

Record No. 010791.

559 S.E.2d 698 (2002)

263 Va. 365

FAIRFAX COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT, et al., v. Randall U. MOTTRAM.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann Gouldin Killalea, Assistant County Attorney (David P. Bobzien, County Attorney; Peter D. Andreoli, Senior Assistant County Attorney, on briefs), for appellants.

Diane C.H. McNamara for appellee.

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Robert J. Macbeth, Jr.; Jean M. McKeen; Rutter, Walsh, Mills & Rutter, on brief), in support of appellee, amicus curiae.

Present: All the Justices.


Opinion By Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

In this workers' compensation claim, the issue is whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disease and, if so, whether it is an ordinary disease of life or an occupational disease as defined in Code § 65.2-400. Because we conclude that the evidence establishes that the PTSD suffered by the employee in this case is an occupational disease, we will affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the Court of Appeals...

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