17 Jul 2003
Houlbrooke v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2003] NZACC 151
- Court
- District Court
On the balance of probabilities the appellant's chronic sinusitis, as presented when the claim was lodged, had an irritant component caused by workplace exposure to glutaraldehyde and met the s33 criteria (cover granted); the neurotoxicity produced only mild cognitive impairment and did not constitute incapacitating injury for weekly compensation, so the respondent's decision to decline weekly compensation for neurotoxicity was correct, though weekly compensation may flow from incapacity due to the covered sinusitis.