17 Oct 2011
G v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2011] NZACC 297
- Court
- District Court
The Court accepted the psychiatrist's evidence that the assessed psychiatric impairment (net 23%) was attributable to covered sexual traumatisation and was not reduced on the basis of a non‑covered schizophrenia diagnosis; combined with 2% for knee injuries and deduction of a prior 10% Lump Sum award, the respondent's decision calculating a 15% net WPI for Independence Allowance was correct and supported by the evidence, so the appeal is dismissed.