Weekly income benefits reinstated after brief return to work; rehabilitation course expense denied.
The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident while a passenger on a bus.
She received weekly income benefits until they were terminated by the insurer.
The applicant sought reinstatement of weekly income benefits and payment for a secretarial course as a rehabilitation expense.
The arbitrator found that the applicant did not suffer a substantial inability to perform her pre-accident employment immediately following the termination of benefits, but that a subsequent brief return to work exacerbated her condition, entitling her to benefits thereafter.
The claim for the cost of the secretarial course was dismissed as the applicant failed to prove it was a reasonable and suitable rehabilitation expense given her physical limitations.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesOct 26, 1995
