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While some information on this site pertains to my personal struggle with WCB, I consistently add new information that benefits others. As of late, a fellow injured worker/advocate and myself have tackled WCB’s practice of deeming claimants "employable", when they clearly cannot be hired. UPDATED! Click here to read the success we’ve had in this respect.

By way of introduction my name is Tom Brown and I’m a 50-yr-old, single, disabled father of one. My 14-yr-old daughter and I reside together in Regina.

In 1997 I worked as a certified Utility Arborist, and had been employed as such for some 16 years. In September of that year a very significant change occurred to my work duties. Instead of performing my regular duties of trimming trees with a chainsaw from a man lift basket (cherry picker), I was required to trim them manually with a 30 foot tall 'Pole saw' while standing on the ground. It was at the precise time of this work duty change that I sustained serious injury to my cervical spine (neck).

I have undergone 2 surgeries to repair the damage to my neck, the last of which left me with a condition known as a "Brown Sequard" syndrome (little to no sensation on the left side of my body - moderate to severe paralysis on the right). In addition to this I still have the severe chronic pain that the surgeries were meant to relieve. Consequently I am permanently disabled, and unemployable.

Regardless that my injury was confirmed by my employer, and medically confirmed by my primary physician, neurosurgeon, and 2 radiology specialists; the Board at Saskatchewan WCB has refused to accept my work injury claim. The Board has literally rejected all employment and medical evidence supporting my injury, including independent medical evidence they themselves obtained. Instead of providing such evidence to the WCB medical advisor to my claim, or alerting this physician to the significant change in my work duties, this information was withheld from his office in order to obtain an opposing medical opinion/report. Furthermore when I attempted to provide the information directly to this physician, it was intercepted by the Board’s office, and again withheld from him.

Following this introduction is a link to the most recent of several appeals I've filed over the years. In it I provide evidence that not only nullifies the reasons used to deny my claim, but confirms that the Board's handling of my case has been deliberate, dishonest, and biased. Ultimately this evidence confirms that I’ve been denied the very coverage that WCB legislation is intended to provide. Upon your review of this appeal I am more than confident you will find the same.

Following my appeal (same page) is the Board’s corresponding decision, which took 8 full months to render. While this in itself may seem unremarkable, the extraordinary part is that the Board did not address one single issue in my appeal. In light of the fact it was they who had initially raised these issues, and denied my claim as a result of them, this would have to be the most blatant example of the injustice surrounding my case. Rather than addressing these issues, the Board resorted to using preliminary, outdated medical information to reject my claim. This regression in tact is unmistakable evidence that they’ve run out of excuses for denying my claim. At any rate, should you choose to review the Board’s decision without first reviewing my appeal, you will unquestionably fail to see the injustice in it.

My purpose in creating this website is to expose WCB corruption, and the government’s willingness to allow it. If you are interested in reviewing my most recent correspondences with various government officials (including the Minister responsible for WCB), you can choose from those officials listed on the navigation bar (left).

I am only one of countless injured workers that fall victim to such treatment, and I urge others to set up similar websites. Explain your circumstances and promote your websites by submitting your urls to various search engines, government officials, media, as well as WCB. Above all, “Don’t give up”. Our families deserve better, and we deserve to have our dignity restored... Dignity WCB stripped us of.

I welcome any and all comments or suggestions readers may have, which can be left (anonymously if you prefer) in my Guestbook. I am also willing to provide help and advice to fellow injured workers in similar situations. Please feel free to either Contact Me for this assistance, or visit my Self-Help / Solutions page for valuable information. You'll also find additional resources listed on my Links page.

Sincerely, Tom Brown

My Appeal (be sure to read June 19, 2009 update)

Important Notices:

January 25, 2008 - Within the past several months I’ve learned that the privacy of Saskatchewan WCB claimants has routinely been violated. Furthermore I firmly believe these privacy breaches have occurred in other jurisdictions as well.

I’ve compiled all relevant information pertaining to these violations, along with the Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner’s report regarding this issue. Injured workers who have been denied WCB benefits will also find this information of interest, as any claimant can seek damages with respects to these violations. You'll find this information here.

January 24, 2009 - Over the past year I’ve written and/or copied 28 letters to the Saskatchewan government regarding the above privacy violations. To date, 26 of these have gone unanswered.

In light of this I’ve recently published another website. On this site you’ll find all manner of correspondence, along with evidence confirming the cover-up of these privacy violations. Readers will find this new website here.