M.B. v. Aviva Insurance Canada (18-002289)

The claimant sought entitlement to a functional abilities evaluation/vocational assessment and a chronic pain assessment. Adjudicator Ferguson held that functional abilities evaluation/vocational assessment was payable up to the Professional Services Guideline limits, but denied entitlement to the chronic pain assessment. The FAE was awarded because the claimant was not able to do his pre-accident work and sought appropriate alternatives. The chronic pain assessment did not add anything to the claimant’s treatment as he was already diagnosed with chronic pain and given recommendations.