The claimant applied to the LAT claiming lost educational expenses in the amount of $15,153. Adjudicator Paluch awarded the claim in part, finding that the claimant was not entitled to education expenses incurred before the accident, but was entitled to lost education expenses of room and board in the amount of $862.69, which she incurred the month of the accident. In dismissing the majority of the claimant’s claim for lost educational expenses, Adjudicator Paluch held that the claimant failed to itemize and explain how she arrived at the amounts for lost educational expenses. In particular, the claimant failed to explain how the grants that were converted to loans fell under educational expenses. The claimant needed to prove that any requested expenses fell within s. 21(5) and the claimant did not properly explain how her OSAP loan was used to fund tuition, books, equipment or room and board.
