Pauline Jones — Appeals Resolution Officer

Worker v. Employer, 2023 CanLII 112873

Worker granted initial entitlement and loss of earnings benefits for exacerbation of pre-existing low back condition.

The worker, a personal support worker, appealed the denial of initial entitlement for a low back injury after slipping and falling on hand sanitizer at work.

The eligibility adjudicator had denied the claim, finding the injury was not compatible with the mechanism of injury due to a pre-existing condition.

The Appeals Resolution Officer allowed the appeal, finding that the fall was a significant contributing factor to the exacerbation of the worker's pre-existing severe L4-L5 focal stenosis and cauda equina.

Initial entitlement, entitlement to surgery, entitlement for a secondary CSF leak, and loss of earnings benefits were granted.

OWSIBOct 11, 2023

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