Claim for ongoing weekly disability benefits dismissed; reimbursement for medical reports granted.
The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and received weekly disability benefits until May 1997.
He applied for ongoing disability benefits and reimbursement for three medical reports.
The arbitrator found that the applicant failed to establish a substantial inability to perform the essential tasks of his pre-accident job as a video salesman, as his medical experts did not address his actual job duties.
The claim for ongoing weekly benefits was dismissed.
However, the arbitrator ordered the insurer to reimburse the applicant for the costs of the three medical reports, finding they were reasonably incurred under section 24 of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule to establish entitlement to benefits.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesOct 24, 2000
