Application for accident benefits dismissed as proposed vocational training and assistive devices were not reasonable and necessary.
The applicant sought statutory accident benefits following a motor vehicle accident, specifically claiming $37,129.50 for vocational training, a mattress, and a massage chair, as well as $2,460 for a stairmaster.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal dismissed the application, finding that the applicant failed to prove the proposed treatments and devices were reasonable and necessary.
The Tribunal noted a lack of medical evidence supporting the need for the expensive mattress and vocational training, which appeared aimed at improving the applicant's quality of work life rather than facilitating a return to pre-accident employment.
The claims for the massage chair and stairmaster were also denied as unnecessary.
OLATOntario Licence Appeal TribunalFeb 15, 2023
