The claimant sought entitlement to two treatment plans, a chronic pain assessment and a neurological assessment. Adjudicator Makhamra found that the claimant was entitled to both benefits. In terms of the chronic pain assessment, the claimant’s family doctor records contained persistent complaints of pain resulting from the accident-related injuries. The Adjudicator assigned little weight to the respondent’s IE report, as the expert was not a chronic pain specialist and did not examine the claimant for the purposes of assessing chronic pain. In terms of the neurological assessment, the claimant made numerous complaints of headaches both pre and post-accident to the her family doctor and occupational therapist. The Adjudicator again preferred the claimant’s evidence, as the respondent’s IE report did not directly address the claimant’s concern with continued headaches.
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