Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Rice Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided March 21, 1994No. 2159PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cureton, Judge:
Claimant Marvin Stephenson appeals the denial of workers’ compensation benefits and the finding of the Full Commission that his work-related injury did not aggravate his pre-existing condition because he was already totally disabled from this disorder prior to his accident. Stephenson appeals. We reverse and remand.
Stephenson filed a workers’ compensation claim based on a work-related aggravation of his pre-existing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The injury which allegedly caused the aggravation of his PTSD occurred March 16, 1988, when Stephenson injured his back after…
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