16 Nov 2005
Bell v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2005] NZACC 338
- Court
- District Court
On the balance of probabilities the appellant’s migraine headaches and diagnosed cognitive impairment were caused as a direct consequence of a series of mild traumatic brain injuries sustained between 1992 and 1997; the opinion of Dr Newburn, supported by Dr Mossman, Dr Bok and Ms Farrar, was most persuasive; aggravation by narcotics did not constitute a substantial non-injury cause; accordingly ACC’s refusal of entitlements was quashed and cover expanded to include the consequences.