19 Sept 2011
Stanley v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2011] NZACC 269
- Court
- District Court
The appeal is dismissed because the appellant failed to establish that the claimed conditions were discrete physical injuries caused by the steroid-containing herbal treatment: sexual dysfunction and obesity are not shown to be physical injuries under s26, obesity pre-dated steroid use and at best was aggravated, carpal tunnel and alleged abdominal hernia lacked proper diagnosis, and the degenerative arthritis is attributable to gout and obesity rather than proven steroid causation; therefore ACC correctly declined cover.