Boris Potoyants

The applicant sought various statutory accident benefits following a motor vehicle accident, including attendant care, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, chiropractic services, medical cannabis, and psychological services.

The Tribunal denied the claims for attendant care, occupational therapy, and physical therapies, finding the applicant's self-reporting unreliable and noting that physical therapies had previously plateaued without lasting benefit.

However, the Tribunal granted the treatment plans for medical cannabis and psychological services, finding them to be reasonable and necessary untrialed interventions for the applicant's accident-exacerbated chronic pain and adjustment disorder.

The applicant's request for costs was denied.

The applicant sought statutory accident benefits following a motor vehicle accident.

The respondent determined the applicant's injuries fell within the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG) and denied several treatment plans as the $3,500 limit was exhausted.

The applicant applied to the Licence Appeal Tribunal, arguing she suffered from chronic pain and psychological impairments warranting removal from the MIG.

The Tribunal found the applicant's evidence, largely based on subjective self-reporting, insufficient to establish chronic pain or a psychological condition caused by the accident.

The Tribunal preferred the respondent's independent medical examinations, which concluded the applicant suffered uncomplicated soft-tissue injuries.

The application was dismissed, and the applicant was found not entitled to the disputed treatment plans, an award, or interest.