Anthony v. Fairfax County Department of Family Services

FITZPATRICK, Chief Judge.

Lucy Sharon Mae Anthony (“claimant”) appeals the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s (“commission”) decision denying her benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”), allegedly caused by two distinct confrontations with different clients. The commission held that claimant failed to prove the confrontations gave rise to a compensable psychological injury by accident. The commission found that the confrontations were neither unexpected in claimant’s line of work nor so dramatic or frightening as to shock the conscience. We agree with the commission’s ruling and…