Is it sufficient to establish that an accepted injury was the most significant cause or accepted injury?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from WCAT-2010-02114 (Re), 2010 CanLII 53767 (BC WCAT):

The worker’s counsel submitted that it is not necessary to determine that an accepted injury was the sole cause or the most significant cause in order to establish causative significance. Schulmeister v. British Columbia (Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal) 2007 BCSC 1580 established that it is not correct to introduce a relative or comparative component to the question of causative factors. It is sufficient if the compensable injury was a significant cause; accordingly, I agree with the submission.

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