Complainant’s psychiatrist stated that he had began treating complainant
after his termination by the agency in 1992 and has continued treatments
up to the date of complainant’s appeal. He opined that as a direct result
of the agency’s discrimination, complainant suffered severe depression,
anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, interference with marital and social
life, and numerous other post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.
He further opined that the discrimination exacerbated complainant’s
pre-existing learning disabilities. He stated that he prescribed numerous
tranquilizers and antidepressants in an effort to treat complainant.
He believed that complainant needed indefinite future treatment to
correct the effects of the physical and emotional damage caused by the
discrimination.
