Claim for ongoing weekly income benefits dismissed as student was capable of sedentary clerical work.
The applicant, a high school student who worked part-time and intended to work full-time over the summer, was injured in a motor vehicle accident.
She received weekly income benefits until January 1991 but claimed ongoing entitlement until August 1991, arguing that her injuries prevented her from working while attending school.
The arbitrator found that while the applicant continued to experience pain and headaches, her injuries did not cause a substantial inability to perform the essential tasks of her sedentary clerical employment, especially given her successful completion of high school and university courses during the same period.
The claim for ongoing weekly income benefits was dismissed.
However, the insurer was ordered to pay $250 for a medical report that was instrumental in resolving a dispute over the continuation of the applicant's physiotherapy treatments.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesMar 9, 1993
