The applicant sought statutory accident benefits following a motor vehicle accident, claiming entitlement to optometry services, prescription eyewear, and physiotherapy for a rotator cuff tear.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal denied the claims for optometry services and eyewear, finding insufficient evidence that the applicant's pre-existing vision issues were exacerbated by the accident.
However, the Tribunal granted the claim for physiotherapy, finding that the rotator cuff tear was caused by the accident and that the applicant was not required to exhaust OHIP-funded physiotherapy before seeking accident benefits.
Interest was awarded on the overdue physiotherapy benefits.
