The claimant suffered a catastrophic impairment in an accident that resulted in the death of his son. He sought entitlement to various medical benefits, including nursing services, a meditation system, a portable modulation stimulator device, naturopathic treatment, an ozone generator device, and an infrared sauna. Some of the claimed services were submitted on an OCF-6. Adjudicator Boyce awarded the cost of an eye exam on the OCF-6. All other claims were denied. In terms of the OCF-6 expenses, the claimant failed to submit the proposed expenses on an OCF-18, so the claims were barred by section 38(2). Similarly, the other claimed benefits which were incurred before submission of an OCF-18 were also not payable. The mediation system and portable modulation stimulator were experimental in nature and not payable due to section 15(2).
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