Application for chiropractic treatment benefits dismissed due to applicant's chronic pain disorder and somatization.
The applicant sought payment for a chiropractic treatment plan following two motor vehicle accidents in 2001.
The insurer refused to fund the treatment.
The arbitrator found that the applicant had a history of chronic pain and psychological factors, including somatization, which prevented her from benefiting from physical therapies.
Relying on the opinion of a pain medicine and psychiatry specialist retained by the applicant's own lawyer, the arbitrator concluded that no specific treatment could help the applicant's condition.
The application for arbitration was dismissed.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesOct 29, 2008
