Is a medical opinion supporting a claim for medical expenses unnecessary?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Walker v. Leung, 2014 BCSC 1623 (CanLII):
It is clear from the decision of our Court of Appeal in Gregory v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 144, 17 B.C.L.R. (5th) 101, that a medical opinion supporting a claim for a particular expense is unnecessary, so long as there is some evidence that the expense claimed is directly related to a disability arising from the cause of action.
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