The insurer alleged that the claimant made material misrepresentations about her involvement in an accident. On receipt of the medical records and after an EUO, the insurer determined the claimant was not involved in a motor vehicle accident, but had sustained injuries as a result of a fall down a flight of concrete stairs while intoxicated. The claimant also failed to attend scheduled Case Conferences and did not respond to correspondence of either the insurer or the Tribunal. In addition, she did not file submissions for the written hearing. The insurer had paid the medical benefits on a good faith basis given the information reported on the claimant’s OCF-1 and OCF-3. It was not until the insurer received the hospital records that it realized the claimant’s injuries were as a result of a drunken fall. An EUO was then scheduled. At the EUO, the claimant testified she was in a motor vehicle accident but did not know what happened to the driver the vehicle she was in or the driver of the other vehicle and both drivers had fled the scene. The claimant made no attempts to locate either of the drivers. Adjudicator Boyce found the claimant provided no evidence that the insurer’s assertion of material misrepresentation by the claimant was inaccurate or that the claimant’s impairments were caused by a motor vehicle accident. The repayment request letter from the insurer met all the requirements for repayment of the claim. Adjudicator Boyce ordered the claimant to repay medical benefits and IRBs paid by the insurer. The insurer was also entitled to payment of interest.
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