Bani Ahuja

The applicant sought statutory accident benefits following a 2017 motor vehicle accident, claiming catastrophic impairment (CAT) based on mental and behavioural disorders, and entitlement to a post-104-week income replacement benefit (IRB).

The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that while the applicant sustained psychological impairments from the accident, she did not meet the Criterion 8 threshold for CAT, as she demonstrated only moderate impairments across the four spheres of functioning.

The Tribunal also dismissed the claim for an IRB, finding the applicant failed to prove a complete inability to engage in suitable employment, preferring the respondent's multi-disciplinary assessment.

The application was dismissed in its entirety.

The applicant sought a determination that she sustained a catastrophic impairment due to psychological injuries following a motor vehicle accident, along with payment for assessment costs.

The Tribunal found the applicant to be an unreliable historian, noting significant inconsistencies between her testimony and her pre-accident psychiatric records which documented pre-existing depression, poor memory, and suicidal thoughts.

The Tribunal placed little weight on the applicant's expert reports because they relied on her incomplete self-reporting.

The application was dismissed as the applicant failed to prove she suffered marked impairments in three domains of functioning as a result of the accident.

The applicant sought statutory accident benefits following a motor vehicle accident, claiming he sustained a catastrophic impairment.

The respondent denied the catastrophic designation, alleging the applicant was malingering, and denied treatment plans for chiropractic care and assessments.

The Tribunal found the applicant sustained a catastrophic impairment, preferring the evidence of the applicant's experts over the respondent's neuropsychologist, who used outdated tests and viewed her role as a 'detective'.

The Tribunal denied the chiropractic treatment plan as it was largely outside the scope of chiropractic practice.

The cost of a neuropsychological assessment was approved as reasonable and necessary, while a triage assessment was denied.