Armstrong v. John R. Jurgensen Co.

{¶ 1} In this appeal, we consider whether, for a mental condition to be compensable under the Ohio workers’ compensation system, a compensable physical injury sustained by the claimant must cause the mental condition. We hold that it must.

Facts and Procedural History

{112} On August 27, 2009, appellant, Shaun Armstrong, was involved in a motor-vehicle accident while operating a one-ton dump truck within the course of *59his employment by appellee John R. Jurgensen Company. While stopped at a yield sign on an access ramp to 1-70 east, Armstrong observed a vehicle approaching from behind with…