Applicant v. Aviva Insurance Company (17-002638)

The claimant sought entitlement to ongoing IRBs, various medical benefits outside of the MIG, and a special award. The claimant submitted that psychological impairments and chronic pain took him outside of the MIG. Adjudicator Boyce found that the claimant’s impairments were predominantly minor injuries, holding that in the absence of evidence of a full or partial tear, the claimant’s shoulder tendonitis was within the MIG. The claimant was found not to have a psychological diagnosis. Adjudicator Boyce held that the claimant had not proven that he had missed work as a result of the accident and was therefore not entitled to IRBs. A special award was denied.