Accident benefits claims for income replacement and housekeeping dismissed due to lack of objective medical evidence and poor credibility.
The applicant was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street and claimed statutory accident benefits for income replacement, housekeeping, and travel expenses.
The insurer denied income replacement benefits after December 26, 1995, and housekeeping expenses.
At arbitration, the arbitrator found the applicant to be an unreliable historian whose testimony was contradicted by video surveillance showing him walking normally.
The medical evidence did not support the applicant's claims of debilitating physical or cognitive impairments preventing him from performing his job as a furniture assembler.
The claims for income replacement and housekeeping were dismissed, but the applicant was awarded $590 for uncontested travel expenses.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesMar 29, 1999
