9 Dec 1998
Horsburgh v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1998] NZACC 261
- Court
- District Court
Medical evidence established the appellant's ongoing incapacity is now solely attributable to pre-existing osteoarthritis; therefore the statutory exclusion in s10 applies and ongoing entitlements under the Act cease, even if the accident initially precipitated symptomatic disease.