Application for statutory accident benefits dismissed; requested devices deemed normal household upgrades and attendant care not incurred.
The applicant sought statutory accident benefits following a motor vehicle accident, including attendant care benefits, a lawn tractor, a snow blower, an iPhone, an iMac computer, and an optometry assessment.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal dismissed the application in its entirety.
The adjudicator found that the attendant care benefits were not incurred as required by the Schedule.
The request for a lawn tractor and snow blower was denied because they fell under the housekeeping exception for rehabilitation benefits.
The requests for an iPhone and iMac were denied as the applicant failed to prove they were essential for rehabilitation rather than normal household upgrades.
Finally, the optometry assessment was deemed not reasonable and necessary given previous normal assessments by specialists.
OLATOntario Licence Appeal TribunalOct 11, 2022
