The applicant, a self-employed driving instructor, was injured in a rear-end motor vehicle collision and claimed ongoing weekly income benefits and rehabilitation expenses.
The insurer terminated income benefits in May 1991, arguing the applicant could return to work.
The arbitrator found the applicant was capable of returning to work by early June 1991, granting only three additional weeks of income benefits and ordering the applicant to repay a significant overpayment resulting from collateral benefits.
However, the arbitrator ordered the insurer to pay for a functional interdisciplinary rehabilitation program, finding the expense reasonable and necessary to support the applicant's return to the workforce.
