Injured bricklayer awarded ongoing weekly income benefits after being found competitively unemployable due to combined impairments.
The applicant, a 52-year-old bricklayer with limited English skills, was injured in a motor vehicle accident.
He applied for statutory accident benefits, claiming ongoing weekly income benefits beyond the 156-week mark, care benefits, and a special award.
The insurer argued he was capable of performing alternative sedentary work.
The arbitrator found that the applicant suffered from a combination of musculoskeletal injuries, mild brain injury, and psychological impairments that rendered him competitively unemployable.
The arbitrator awarded ongoing weekly income benefits and care benefits for the assistance provided by his family, but denied the claim for a special award.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesNov 26, 1998
