17 Apr 2012
Felton v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2012] NZACC 129
- Court
- District Court
Uncontroverted medical evidence established that the majority of the claimant's current hearing loss is age-related and only 2.7% is attributable to the covered work-related injury; under s81 and Schedule 1 an aid must be a direct consequence of the covered injury to be funded, therefore ACC lawfully declined to fund replacement hearing aids and the appeal is dismissed.