Inconsistencies with the diagnoses of the various medical professionals is not relevant. All that matters is the effect of the illness and not the label used by the doctors. This was the position taken by Madam Justice Pritchard in L.S. v. Saskatchewan [1998] S.J. No. 854:
In determining that the plaintiff was unable to work at any Reasonable Occupation as at September 17, 1992, the court finds it unnecessary to label or categorically determine the disease or diseases from which Ms. L.S. suffers.
Eminently qualified experts disagree on the appropriate naming of her condition and as it is not necessary, it would be inappropriate for the court to make the determination as to whether Ms. L.S. suffers from organic depression, reactive depression, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, an adjustment or somatization disorder or any combination of the foregoing. Whatever the name of the disease, it is clear that Ms. L.S. has been severely affected by it and unable to work at any Reasonable Occupation.
