What is the test for medical opinion respecting each item claimed by a plaintiff?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Vo v Navarro, 2021 BCSC 1534 (CanLII):
The court must be satisfied only that the future care is medically justified as opposed to medically necessary. It is not necessary to have a medical opinion respecting each item claimed, but there should be some evidence that the expense claimed is directly related to the disability arising out of the accident: Gregory at para. 39; Rizzolo v. Brett, 2010 BCCA 398 at para. 74.
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