29 May 2015
Hiko v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2015] NZACC 127
- Court
- District Court
On a s109 reassessment the medical assessor's professional judgment comparing the claimant's current functional capacity with the unmodified generic requirements of identified work types determines vocational independence; here Dr Yarnell's VIMA validly concluded the claimant remained vocationally independent in four work types (despite recommending further investigation), and there was insufficient evidence that any nominated work type equated to the pre-injury occupation or that the worksheets were impermissibly modified (except the General Clerk finding was set aside).