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Griffin v. State3/16/1993
his employment. If job-related anxiety or stress aggravates a pre-existing condition, this may also be a compensable injury under the Act. Oklahoma City v. Schoonover, 535 P.2d 688 (Okl. 1975). Schoonover had a serious ulcer condition before he joined the police force. It was under control at the time he joined the force, but flared after about a year on the force. Schoonover consulted his physician many times in an effort to heal the ulcer. The doctor commented on his belief that Schoonover's anxiety and apprehensiveness resulted from his job. Because the ulcer disease became progressively life-threatening, Schoonover underwent an unsuccessful surgical procedure. The post-mortem showed Schoonover died from gastric juices in his lungs, a condition directly resulting from the ulcer. The Oklahoma Supreme Court held that Schoonover suffered an accidental personal injury, resulting in death, and compensable under the Act.
The court should have followed the teachings and tests found in Decker and Schoonover rather than those found in Fenwick.
We vacate the order of the workers' compensation court and remand the matter for rehearing consistent with this opinion.
VACATED and REMANDED.
HANSEN, C.J., and BAILEY, P.J., concur.
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