Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government v. West

OPINION OF THE COURT

It is undisputed that the former police officer who filed this workers’ compensation claim suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and that the condition originated with a 1989 incident in which she was physically assaulted by a knife-wielding suspect that she was attempting to apprehend. Furthermore, it is undisputed that the condition became increasingly symptomatic following additional work-related incidents involving psychological trauma and that the claimant asserted a total disability when applying for benefits in 1998. Nonetheless, an Administrative Law Judge…