The Appellant’s third issue under appeal is the denial by SGI to pay repair costs for
damage caused to rugs and walls by his wheelchair while he lived in a rental accommodation.
SGI submitted that there is no specific provision in the Act or Regulations to allow for recovery
of this expense. SGI did not dispute the damage to the rental accommodation nor did they
provide any evidence that they disagreed with the Appellant renting the type of accommodation
that he did following the motor vehicle accident. In fact, SGI provided the Appellant with a
rental subsidy for this accommodation from October 8, 1999 to May 26, 200312, which would
suggest they did not disagree with his choice of rental accommodation and recognized there was
no alternative available. The Appellant submitted that the damage caused by his wheelchair is an
accident related expense and should be provided for in The Personal Injury Benefits Regulations.