Brunell v. Wildwood Crest Police Department

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KING, P.J.A.D.

These cases present the problem of when a workers’ compensation claim for post-traumatic stress disorder, with alleged delayed onset (PTSD-DO), is barred by the two-year period of limitations in the Workers’ Compensation Act. Petitioners contend they have two years to press these claims from the time the symptoms allegedly become manifest and a diagnosis is made, similar to an *182occupational disease claim. The employers contend that these claims arise from accidents and must be asserted within two years of the stress-producing events. We…