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Adjudication of psychological injuries

Section #: 44.05.30
Effective date: 2023-05-01

Policy purpose

This policy describes the approach the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) uses when deciding whether workers are entitled to compensation for psychological injuries that do not arise as a consequence of a physical injury.

More specifically, the policy outlines:

  • How the definition of accident in The Workers Compensation Act (the Act) applies to psychological injuries, and what this means in adjudicative practice.
  • How the Act’s rebuttable presumption for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) works.

Frequently Asked Questions: Changes to WCB Policy 44.05.30, Adjudication of Psychological Injuries Claims

Current policy

44.05.30 Adjudication of psychological injuries

Previous policy versions

January 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023
November 1, 2012 to December 31, 2021

For all claims with accident dates on or before the above dates.