Decision Nº ReleasedDecisionsWithSummaryAdded from Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal of Ontario, 26-06-2020

• Judge: K. Jepson : Vice-Chair
• Judgment Date: 26 June 2020
• Judgement Number: ReleasedDecisionsWithSummaryAdded
• Hearing Date: 28 October 2019
• Issuer: Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal of Ontario

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Decision No. 1875/19I 26-Jun-2020 K.Jepson

• Evidence (confidential information) (health profession proceedings)

The worker appealed a decision of the Appeals Resolution Officer denying ongoing entitlement for a low back injury suffered in August 2013, beyond January 2017.

In finding that the worker's condition resolved by January 2017, the ARO placed weight on the opinion of a doctor from a Board clinic who examined the worker. In the hearing leading to the ARO decision, the worker submitted a decision of the...