I had a negative experience with a doctor associated with Manulife, OPSEU, and the Ontario Public Service while managing my insurance claim. I was surprised to learn that OPSEU was compensating him to deny my illness, which was unexpected.

After contacting the College, I discovered that Dr. Bender is not permitted to treat patients due to his limited scope in Independent Medical Evaluations (IME), as he is compensated for his services.

I appreciate the information provided by a representative from the College.

In my interactions with Dr. Bender, I found him to be unprofessional. He often made fun of me and then accused me of mocking him in return. It felt as though he was dismissive and only wrote reports based on what the Ontario Public Service and OPSEU instructed him to say. I believe he is more focused on undermining insurance claims rather than providing an objective evaluation.

My experience with him and the situation with Manulife has been frustrating and disappointing. He mentioned he would make recommendations to my doctor, but ultimately, he had nothing of value to add to my treatment.

It is important to note that he does not appear to be objective or independent in his evaluations. I feel that his approach has disrupted my treatment and has not been helpful in addressing my needs.

He badmouthed my doctors and my Union then implied the OPSEU Female president was Obese, unattractive and Lazy and referred to OPSEU members as hopeless vermin to see if I was listening.

I left burning with anger. But this report will expose this lying pile of trash.