Chris McCormack was successful in defending a claim in which the claimant sought a catastrophic impairment designation and the cost of related assessments. Adjudicator Harouna Saley Sidibe accepted Mr. McCormack’s submissions that based on the relevant medical records and assessments, the claimant did not meet the threshold for catastrophic impairment. As such, the cost of the related assessments was not payable. The Adjudicator also went on to find that the insurer’s decision to deny the benefits and conduct multidisciplinary assessments was not unreasonable and that the insurer had issued timely determinations.
As a result, the LAT dismissed the claimant’s application.