17 Jan 2012
Thickpenny v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2012] NZACC 9
- Court
- District Court
The VIOA and VIMA were properly conducted by qualified assessors in accordance with statutory requirements; the medical assessor considered the claimant's functional limitations and concluded three sedentary/light roles were medically sustainable for 30+ hours/week; the appellant produced no cogent competing medical or occupational evidence to displace those assessments; therefore ACC's decision that the appellant is vocationally independent in the three identified work options is upheld.