Columbus Fire Department/Columbus Consolidated Government v. Ledford

Smith, Judge.

The Columbus Fire Department/Columbus Consolidated Government appeals an order of the superior court that reversed an award by the appellate division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. We granted the request for discretionary review to determine whether the superior court erred in finding that Walder L. Led-ford, Jr., a firefighter, had sustained a compensable claim for workers’ compensation benefits relating to post-traumatic stress.

In February 1997, Ledford filed a claim using September 22, 1995, as the date of accident and seeking temporary and permanent partial…