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Application for accident benefits dismissed due to unexplained three-year delay in submitting OCF-1 form.
The applicant was involved in a motor vehicle accident and sought statutory accident benefits.
The respondent denied benefits because the applicant failed to submit a completed OCF-1 application within 30 days of receiving the forms, ultimately submitting it nearly three years later.
The applicant argued that personal circumstances and medical conditions caused the delay, but provided no specific evidence to support this claim.
The Tribunal found the applicant's explanation was not credible or worthy of belief, and therefore did not meet the threshold for a "reasonable explanation" under section 34 of the Schedule.
The application was dismissed pursuant to section 55(1) of the Schedule.
