VA HB1313

Expands workers' compensation coverage for law-enforcement officers and firefighters to include post-traumatic stress disorder claims resulting from qualifying events without any accompanying physical injury, effective January 1, 2027

Removes the requirement that a qualifying event must be the "primary cause" of PTSD, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder, making it easier to establish compensable claims

Defines qualifying events as incidents involving serious bodily injury or death, injured or abused minors, immediate threats to life, mass casualties, or crime scene investigations occurring in the line of duty

Limits benefits to a maximum of 104 weeks from diagnosis and caps medical treatment and incapacity benefits at four years from the qualifying event date

Requires weekly benefits combined with retirement, Social Security, and disability benefits (excluding medical care payments) not to exceed the officer's or firefighter's average weekly wage