22 Nov 2010
Allison v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2010] NZACC 212
- Court
- District Court
The appeal is dismissed because on the evidence the appellant does not have steroid-induced osteoporosis but at most osteopenia based on the 2001 DEXA; reduced BMD alone does not constitute a physical 'personal injury' for cover and is an ordinary, expected consequence of prolonged corticosteroid therapy; the alternative failure-to-treat complaint was not the subject of a primary decision and cannot be entertained on this appeal.