10 Sept 2015
Chan v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2015] NZACC 273
- Court
- District Court
The Court found the appellant's credible account of immediate onset after a significant fall, supported by two treating specialists who examined him and opined a likely post-traumatic cause, outweighed the respondent's file-review opinions; the appellant's explanation for the 18-year delay was accepted and, on the balance of probabilities and permitting a robust inference of causation, the Court concluded the left foot condition is causally linked to the 1995 accident and ordered funding for orthotics and appropriate therapy.