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McCOWAN v. MATSUSHITA APPLIANCE CO.

No. 2001-SC-1046-WC.

95 S.W.3d 30 (2002)

Patricia McCOWAN, Appellant, v. MATSUSHITA APPLIANCE COMPANY; Hon. Thomas A. Nanney, Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillipe W. Rich, Howes & Rich, Louisville, for Appellant.

Sherri Porter Brown, Ferreri & Fogle, Lexington, for Appellees.

OPINION OF THE COURT

KRS 342.0011(1) requires that a psychological, psychiatric, or stress-related change in the human organism must directly result from a physical injury in order to be compensable. This workers' compensation appeal concerns whether KRS 342.0011(1) permits compensation for a physical change that results from mental or emotional trauma. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), Workers' Compensation Board (Board), and Court of Appeals have determined...

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