Claim for diabetes medication denied as applicant failed to prove condition was accident-related.
The applicant sought statutory accident benefits for the prescription medication Saxenda, arguing that her type 1 diabetes was triggered by emotional stress following a motor vehicle accident.
The adjudicator found that the applicant failed to prove on a balance of probabilities that the accident caused her diabetes, as her own medical expert could not determine the exact initiation of the condition.
In the alternative, the adjudicator held that the applicant failed to prove the medication was reasonable and necessary, noting it was an off-label treatment for weight loss and no evidence of her body mass index was provided.
The application was dismissed.
OLATOntario Licence Appeal TribunalMar 18, 2021
