The applicant sought a determination that she sustained a catastrophic impairment due to a mental or behavioural disorder following a motor vehicle accident.
The respondent argued that the applicant was actively magnifying her symptoms and that her actual functional limitations were minor.
The Tribunal found that the applicant's symptom magnification was itself a symptom of her somatic symptom disorder and pre-existing mental health vulnerabilities.
The Tribunal concluded that the applicant sustained a marked impairment in the domain of adaptation, thereby meeting the definition of catastrophic impairment under the Schedule.
