The state鈥檚 largest police union wants the to cover more claims for post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders.
. But Mike Weinman with the says that鈥檚 not necessarily how PTSD works.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an accumulation of traumatic events, and then there鈥檚 a trigger. So seeing my partner getting shot and killed would be a trigger to the 20 years of things I鈥檝e seen over the course of a career.鈥�
As he鈥檚 done for the last few years, Weinman is asking lawmakers to change the rules to allow first responders to get workers comp benefits for PTSD even if they don鈥檛 have physical injuries. Weinman says officers are self-medicating and even committing suicide and need help.
