19 May 2016
Va'aelua-Sio v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2016] NZACC 137
- Court
- District Court
The VIOA was flawed in relation to the Lawn Mowing Contractor/Grounds Person option because the salary average constituted a significant departure from the appellant's pre‑injury earnings making it vocationally unsuitable; the VIMA was unsound because the medical assessor failed to coherently and consistently analyse key functional requirements (repetitive/prolonged tool use, cold‑environment aggravation, and risk of re‑injury) across recommended work types, so it did not provide a reliable basis to find capacity for 30+ hours per week. Consequently the Corporation's decision of 6 August 2014…