Pre-Existing Conditions
Effective Dates
June 30, 2015 - June 30, 2022
Policy Code
EN-07
General Information
A worker with a work-related injury may also have an illness, disease, prior injury or other physical or psychological condition that existed before the work-related injury occurred. Such conditions are considered “pre-existing”. The work-related injury may make the pre-existing condition worse than it was before the work-related injury. If itdoes, the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board (YWCHSB) decisionmaker must decide the worker’s entitlement to compensation in relation to both the work-related injury and any worsening of the pre-existing condition.
Purpose
This policy provides direction to decision-makers under the Workers’ Compensation Act, S.Y. 2008 (“the Act”) concerning claims that may involve pre-existing conditions.
Prior Policies
Pre-existing Conditions - Aggravation
November 15, 1989 - December 31, 1992 | #51 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Pre-Existing Conditions
December 31, 2007 - June 30, 2008 | CL-47 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Pre-Existing Conditions
March 31, 1994 - December 31, 2007 | CL-47 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022The Workers' Compensation Act states that a worker is eligible for compensation benefits if they have suffered a work-related disability that arises out of and in the course of employment. A worker may be entitled to receive loss of earnings benefits, m
Pre-Existing Conditions
June 30, 2008 - June 30, 2015 | EN-07 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Reserve for Enhanced Disabilities
December 31, 1992 - October 7, 1997 | FN-02 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Policy References
Arising Out Of and In The Course Of Employment
June 30, 2009 - June 29, 2018 | EN-01 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Merits and Justice of the Case
December 31, 2013 - June 30, 2022 | EN-02 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Subsequent Disorders or Conditions Resulting from a Work-Related Injury
June 30, 2008 - June 30, 2022 | EN-10 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Permanent Impairment
June 30, 2015 - June 30, 2022 | EN-12 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Recurrence of Injury
June 30, 2012 - June 30, 2022 | EN-16 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022