Hoechlin-Cogburn v. U-Lane-O Credit Union

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that affirmed the referee and denied her mental stress claim. We affirm.

Claimant is a 34-year-old credit union loan officer. She had post-traumatic stress disorder, stemming from an armed robbery at another credit union where she had earlier worked. She began to work for employer in October, 1986. While there, Boone, another loan officer, played practical jokes on her and gossiped about her. Claimant felt compelled to please her co-workers, especially Boone, but was unable to. In the spring of 1988, she complained of…