3 Jul 2015
Erickson v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2015] NZACC 186
- Court
- District Court
The reviewer erred by not addressing the substantive causation issue; on the totality of the evidence including the MRA, the appellant's account of a heavy, uncontrolled fall, and the treating surgeon's opinion, the Court is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the 2008 slip materially contributed to the labral tear and need for surgery; accordingly the appeal is allowed and the review decision is quashed and cover must be provided.