Appeal for additional rehabilitation benefits dismissed; proposed holistic treatment program found unnecessary and unreasonable.
The appellant was injured in a minor rear-end collision and received extensive rehabilitation services funded by the respondent insurer.
After the insurer terminated funding based on medical assessments indicating the appellant could return to pre-accident activities, the appellant sought funding for a holistic treatment program through Trauma Services.
The arbitrator dismissed the claim for these additional rehabilitation benefits, finding them neither necessary nor reasonable.
On appeal, the Director's Delegate confirmed the arbitrator's decision, finding no error in the arbitrator's evaluation of the evidence, including the reliance on expert testimony and the conclusion that the appellant's needs had been adequately met by the previously funded services.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesNov 6, 1998
