Supreme Court of Virginia March 1, 2002, 010791 (FAIRFAX COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE v. Mottram)

Present: All the Justices

FAIRFAX COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE

DEPARTMENT, ET AL.

v. Record No. 010791 OPINION BY JUSTICE CYNTHIA D. KINSER

March 1, 2002

RANDALL U. MOTTRAM

FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA

In this workers’ compensation claim, the issue is

whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disease

and, if so, whether it is an ordinary disease of life or an

occupational disease as