21 Jun 2017
Corbett v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlement to Surgery - s 67 and Schedule1)
- Citation
- [2017] NZACC 70
- Court
- District Court
Medical evidence (MRI, expert panels and specialist opinions) established longstanding rotator cuff disease and related pathology that predated the 8 June 2015 event; the accident rendered the condition symptomatic but did not primarily cause it, so the surgery principally treated a pre-existing gradual condition excluded from cover under s26(2); ACC's decision to decline funding was correct and the review decision is upheld.