Dr. DeRocher

The worker, a truck driver, appealed a decision denying entitlement for left-sided weakness and loss of earnings (LOE) benefits following an unwitnessed workplace fall.

While initial entitlement was granted for lacerations sustained in the fall, the worker's ongoing inability to work was due to undiagnosed left-sided weakness.

Medical investigations ruled out a stroke or head injury, and no definitive diagnosis was provided to link the weakness to the workplace accident.

Applying WSIB policy, the Appeals Resolution Officer found no compatibility between the symptom and the accident history.

The appeal was denied, and LOE benefits were not granted.