Posted On: February 16, 2006, 9:14 am CST

Posted By: BP

I suspect that the claims more likely to be filed would be when something at work "pushed them over the edge". This could be related to psych claims or to physical injuries. Regarding physical injuries I can see a typical case as follows: the returning employee has extensive damage to their back from the war and something at work caused the condition to accelerate requiring surgical repair. The employer is then stuck with the bill. Psych claims have hazy compensability under Workers' Comp in many jurisdictions, but can be very expensive to fight. I agree it will not take many of these claims to give employers a bad taste in their mouth, but what is their recourse?