The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and sought statutory accident benefits for a chiropractic treatment plan and a chronic pain assessment.
The insurer denied the benefits, arguing they were not reasonable and necessary.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that the chiropractic treatment plan was not reasonable and necessary, as the applicant had already received similar treatment for two years with little improvement.
However, the Tribunal found the chronic pain assessment was reasonable and necessary as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the applicant's ongoing pain symptoms following hand fractures sustained in the accident.
The applicant was awarded the cost of the chronic pain assessment plus interest.
