Does a plaintiff have to prove that treatment for chronic pain is rehabilitative?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pang v Burns, 2021 BCSC 2430 (CanLII):
The plaintiff cites Gignac v. Rozylo, 2011 BCSC 237, for the proposition that treatment for chronic pain is not rehabilitative and, therefore, should not be deductible under s. 88(2). Indeed, at para. 28, Wilson J. made this point, with reference to the definition of “rehabilitation”:
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