Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The current pain policy that the WCB has in replace recognizes chronic pain as a convincible injury and that compensation may last for as long as the chronic pain lasts, which could be a lifetime for some people if that's the way it was. One of the things the WCB is going to take a look at, though, is specifically whether or not a permanent partial disability should be one of the things that's listed as possible. The current policy, 03.10, does not specifically list permanent partial disability, even though in effect it can be granted to somebody who has that long-lasting syndrome. Thank you.
Charles Dent on Question 163-15(5): WCB Policy On Chronic Pain - Valic Decision
In the Legislative Assembly on October 23rd, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Question 163-15(5): WCB Policy On Chronic Pain - Valic Decision
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 22nd, 2006
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