What is the test for medical opinion respecting each item claimed by the insurance company?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Palani v Lin, 2021 BCSC 59 (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 v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 144 at para. 39.
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