Weekly income benefits extended briefly; arbitrator preferred insurer's medical evidence that pain was not disabling.
The Applicant was injured in a rear-end motor vehicle accident and received weekly income benefits until they were terminated by the Insurer.
He applied for arbitration, claiming ongoing inability to perform the essential tasks of his job as a band-saw operator due to neck and back pain.
The arbitrator preferred the medical evidence of the Insurer's orthopaedic surgeon over the Applicant's functional assessment, finding that the Applicant's pain did not cause a substantial inability to perform his job duties beyond May 29, 1992.
The Applicant was awarded weekly income benefits up to that date, along with interest and arbitration expenses.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesNov 18, 1993
