Legal Opinion
Biasetti v. City of Stamford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 3, 1999No. SC 16057PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
This appeal requires the court to decide whether, under the facts of this case, post-traumatic stress disorder, a mental impairment, is an. occupational disease pursuant to General Statutes § 31-275 (15)2 and is compensable pursuant to § 31-275 (16) (B) (ii)3 of *67the Workers’ Compensation Act (act).4 Although we conclude that the disorder is an occupational disease pursuant to § 31-275 (15), we nevertheless determine that it is not compensable because it fails to satisfy § 31-275 (16) (B) (ii).
The record reveals the following pertinent facts. On January 7, 1997, the parties…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Castro v. VieraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Montinieri v. Southern New England Telephone, Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- State v. MetzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Crochiere v. Board of Education of Town of EnfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Fair v. People's Savings BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Schoonmaker v. Cummings & Lockwood of Connecticut, P.C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Moore v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Turner v. FroweinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Gartrell v. Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Driscoll v. General Nutrition Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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