1996 Decisions

AICAC Decisions for the Year 1996
AICAC File No.	Date of Hearing (y/m/d)	Date of Decision (y/m/d)	Issue
AC-96-50	1996-12-05	1996/12/24	Calculation of compensation for permanent impairment.
AC-96-11	1996/09/09 1996/11/05 1996/12/04	1996/12/23	Suspension of I.R.I. and rehabilitation benefits due to the Appellant failing to follow or participate in a prescribed rehabilitation programs.
AC-96-37	1996/10/28 1996/12/16	1996/12/19	Whether appellant entitled to I.R.I. for certain days when pain from m.v.a. injuries allegedly prevented work; calculation of I.R.I. for self-employed taxi driver - U.I. premiums to be omitted but C.P.P. contributions increased.
AC-96-46	1996/11/08 1996/12/11	1996/12/13	Whether victim had achieved pre-accident status when I.R.I. terminated.
AC-96-22	1996/09/10	1996/12/13	Entitlement to compensation for permanent impairment.
AC-96-59	1996/11/29	1996/12/12	Whether automobile accident was primary cause of termination of Appellant's employment; Period of income replacement indemnity entitlement, if any.
AC-96-58	1996/12/09	1996/12/12	‘New information’ - right of appellant to re-open earlier, unsuccessful appeal for I.R.I. during first 180 days? Whether Appellant lost employment opportunities due to accident; Post-180 day entitlement to income replacement indemnity.
AC-96-39	1996/12/06	1996/12/10	Costs of chiropractic treatment and travel - whether Appellant entitled thereto.
AC-96-28	1996/10/22	1996/12/10	Entitlement to income replacement indemnity.
AC-96-31	1996/10/24	1996/12/02	Whether Appellant entitled to one, additional month's I.R.I.; Whether Appellant entitled to lump sum indemnity for loss of one term's studies; Jurisdiction of Commission to award costs of medication not raised at internal review.
AC-96-42	1996/11/21	1996/11/27	Entitlement to travel expenses when care given beyond 100 kilometers from victim's residence.
AC-96-43	1996/11/07	1996/11/26	Termination of benefits for non-compliance.
AC-96-07	1996/10/01	1996/11/07	Determination of the Appellant's level of experience in his identified class of employment for the purposes of calculation of Income Replacement Indemnity (I.R.I.).
AC-96-27	1996/09/09	1996/10/28	Claim for expenses for cable television, a specific cordless telephone, and traction boots; claim for unused portion of a meal allowance.
AC-96-05	1996/05/06 1996/09/05 1996/09/06	1996/10/11	Whether Appellant had attained pre-accident physical condition by the date when M.P.I.C. discontinued benefits. Whether subsequent chiropractic treatments were necessitated by automobile accidents.
AC-96-21	1996/10/30	1996/08/31	Meaning of ‘caused by the use of an automobile.‘
AC-96-16	1996/08/08	1996/08/19	Whether appellant would have been a ‘dependant’ of deceased victim and, therefore, entitled to lump sum indemnity, had victim been employed at time of accident.
AC-96-20	1996/07/11	1996/07/18	Whether victim, entitled to Unemployment Insurance sick benefits, can elect to receive M.P.I. benefits instead.
AC-96-26	1996/07/22	1996/07/23	No work available of which appellant was deprived - whether right to I.R.I. exists; injuries healed within 4-5 months - whether claim for I.R.I. after 180 days valid.
AC-96-15	1996/07/08	1996/07/16	Computation of income replacement indemnity (‘I.R.I.’) - deduction of hypothetical tax.
AC-96-12	1996/07/04	1996/07/10	Whether injuries ‘caused by the use of’ motor vehicle.
AC-96-04	1996/06/20	1996/07/02	Loss of employment - whether caused by accident - ture of resultant compensation. Reimbursement of moving expenses.
AC-96-06	1996/05/24	1996/06/28	Can Income Replacement Indemnity be calculated based only on one month's gross earnings?
AC-96-13	1996/06/06	1996/06/14	Victim's right to claim interest on delayed payment.
AC-96-08	1996/05/13	1996/05/28	Entitlement to reimbursement of expenses for real economic loss related to personal time, mileage and maintenance costs for travel to M.P.I.C. and costs for registered mail.
AC-95-20	1996/05/07	1996/05/08	Meaning of 'disabled' for purposes of lump sum indemnity when applied (a) to widow, injured in fatal accident, and (b) to injured, dependent, infant child of deceased.
AC-96-10	1996/04/18 1996/05/02	1996/05/06	How does a 'non-earner' qualify for I.R.I.? Calculation of I.R.I., if awarded.
AC-95-25	1996/04/16	1996/04/19	Cost of corrective eyeglass lenses - whether made necessary by auto accident.
AC-96-02	1996/04/04	1996/04/12	Entitlement to compensation for massage therapy treatments prescribed by a Chiropractor and dispensed by a Registered Massage Therapist - meaning of ‘dispensed.’
AC-96-03	1996/02/26	1996/03/22	Is the Appellant entitled to full ompensation for I.R.I. for the period from January 11th, 1995 to April 26th, 1995?
AC-95-22	1996/02/13	1996/03/20	Resumption of chiropractic treatments after stabilization whether patient entitled to reimbursement of costs of treatment.
AC-95-17	1995/12/15	1996/03/13	Massage therapy in British Columbia - is it equivalent to athletic therapy in Manitoba and is its cost, therefore, covered by the Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Act ('the Act')?
AC-95-23	1996/02/12	1996/02/21	Full-time, part-time or temporary earner? Appropriateness of determined employment.
AC-95-24	1996/01/26 1996/01/30	1996/02/02	Extent of disability; ability to return to work; right of M.P.I.C. to terminate benefits for non-cooperation; quantum of I.R.I.
AC-95-19	1996/01/05	1996/01/10	Calculation of Income Replacement Indemnity for Appellant; whether Appellant entitled to cost of hiring replacement labour.
AC-95-10	1995/12/18 1995/12/19	1996/01/05	Causation - Burden of proof - Post hoc ergo propter hoc? Entitlement as a full-time earner to I.R.I.

1996 Decisions

AICAC Decisions for the Year 1996