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First-Responder PTSD Benefits Claim Rejected By Appeals Court

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue’s workers’ comp carrier opposed the claim, saying it was filed too late. A judge sided with the employee, but a Florida appeals court overturned the decision. More than two years after lawmakers passed a measure to expand benefits for first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, an appeals court Monday rejected a claim because it said a Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crew member did not file it in time. Andrew Wilkes was diagnosed with PTSD in 2019 after going diving with friends and then having a dream that a drowned boy was his son, according to the ruling by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal. Wilkes had witnessed the attempted rescue of the drowned boy in 2015 while working.

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