The claimant sought reconsideration of the Tribunal’s decision that he did not suffer a catastrophic impairment and that he was not entitled to IRBs. With regard to the catastrophic impairment, he argued that the Tribunal erred in not counting 3 percent WPI for medication and 18 percent WPI for a potential future operation. Adjudicator Flude rejected both grounds of reconsideration. As to the medications, the Tribunal reiterated that not all medications used by the claimant were related to the accident, and that the addition of 3 percent WPI was not for the possible future impact of extended drug use – it was for the manner in which the drugs may mask the person’s true impairment at the time of the assessment. As to the 18 percent for future surgery, the Adjudicator Flude found that the SABS and the AMA Guides did not allow for the counting of a potential future procedure. The person must be assessed at the time he or she is before the Tribunal. Finally, regarding the denial of IRBs, Adjudicator Flude found no error in the conclusion that the claimant failed to prove that he was self-employed at the time of the accident.
