What is the current state of the law on the interpretation of clinical records?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from A1702269 (Re), 2018 CanLII 134291 (BC WCAT):
I am also reminded of the court’s reasoning in Edmondson v. Payer (2012 BCCA 114) where the court said that the content of a clinical record may be evidence for some purpose but the absence of a record is not in itself evidence of anything.
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