How is a claimant’s condition assessed in its totality?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from V. N. v Minister of Employment and Social Development, 2017 CanLII 141820 (SST):
A claimant’s condition is to be assessed in its totality. All of the possible impairments are to be considered, not just the biggest impairments or the main impairment (Bungay v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 FCA 47).
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