26 Oct 2017
Simonsohn v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlement to Surgery)
- Citation
- [2017] NZACC 131
- Court
- District Court
The appellant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the 14 August 2014 accident caused the scapholunate tear that produced the advanced SLAC degeneration requiring surgery; independent medical evidence established the SLAC was longstanding and pre-existing the 2014 event and, in any event, entitlements cannot be founded on a 2012 injury for which no cover was claimed; accordingly ACC's decline and the review decision were correct and are upheld.