30 Nov 2016
B v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2016] NZACC 312
- Court
- District Court
The March 2014 claim was properly declined for insufficient information and, crucially, the 2008 vocational independence decision meant incapacity arising from pre-2008 injuries could not ground entitlement to weekly compensation; no adequate medical evidence linked post-2008 injuries to incapacity. The s 134(1)(b) delay review was reasonable to file but unreasonable to proceed to hearing after ACC had issued its decision; accordingly the review decision is modified only to award costs for preparation and lodging the s 134(1)(b) review and the appeal is otherwise dismissed.