Almayahi v. The Co-Operators General Insurance Company (20-001166)

The claimant sought entitlement to two chiropractic treatment plans and a special award. Adjudicator Grant found that the claimant was entitled to payment for the costs of both treatment plans on the basis that the medical documentation supported his reports of consistent and ongoing pain since the accident, and that the goals of pain reduction, increased range of motion, and return to activities of normal living were reasonable and necessary. Adjudicator Grant further found that the claimant was entitled to a special award in the amount of $470.74, representing 10 percent of the total amount payable on the treatment plans. He determined that the insurer unreasonably withheld treatment by failing to acknowledge or consider new medical records from the claimant’s family physician and chronic pain treatment providers which challenged the conclusions of its IE assessor.