Introduction to Compensation Claims for Injured Workers (7:III): Difference between revisions
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Before a compensation claim can be accepted, the Board must find the worker's injury, death, or disease was disabling and that the disability occurred as a result of the employment. The WCA addresses these matters differently for different types of injuries and conditions. | Before a compensation claim can be accepted, the Board must find the worker's injury, death, or disease was disabling and that the disability occurred as a result of the employment. The WCA addresses these matters differently for different types of injuries and conditions. | ||
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| | | Sections 134 and 146 (previously 5): personal injury (physical or physical/psychological) | ||
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| Section 5.1: | | Section 135 (previously 5.1): psychological injury only (“mental stress”) | ||
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| Section 6 | | Section 136(1) (previously 6(1)): occupational disease (Occupational Disease) – no presumption of work causation | ||
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| Section 6 | | Section 137 (previously 6(3)): Occupational Disease – presumption of work causation | ||
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| Section 7: | | Section 145 (previously 7): hearing loss | ||
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