24 Jul 2007
Hawkins v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2007] NZACC 169
- Court
- District Court
On the balance of probabilities the evidence established a non‑traumatic (preformed canal) inguinal hernia rather than a traumatic rupture of the abdominal wall; medical notes, lack of a clear single severe event or contemporaneous reporting, and expert opinion supported declining cover, so the review decision was correct and the appeal is dismissed.