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sickness benefits |
out of canada |
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Summary:
The Commission determined that the claimant was not entitled to benefits for the period she was out of the country. The claimant stated that, while on sickness benefits, she had been out of Canada on the advice of her psychologist to be with her mother in another country to benefit from her mother's care and support. The claimant provided letters from her psychologist and family physician to that effect. In this case, the support and assistance the claimant received from her mother while in the other country was undoubtedly excellent but cannot meet the definition of treatment as provided in paragraph 55(1)(a) of the Regulations as the claimant did not receive any treatment as defined in the Regulations because the treatment she received was not provided in a hospital or any similar facility. The Board's decision is rescinded and the Commission's decision is confirmed.