Waldo v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

BYER, Judge:

Stress is an inescapable fact of daily life for many people. It also has a major negative impact on the health of American workers. Some people are more susceptible to stress injuries than others. Sometimes, stress can cause a “physical” impairment, like a heart attack.1 Sometimes the injury is not physical, but mental.2 When stress in the *266workplace causes or aggravates an injury, it might be compensable under the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2,1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §§ 1-1031.

This case involves a workmen’s compensation claim for mental…