[2021] NZACC 172 – Shaftyat v ACC (5 November 2021) [pdf, 409 KB]
...degeneration in males in their 20s is at 17% prevalence. [100] Further, there are the GP notes from 1 July 2013, 3 July 2014 and October 2015, each referring to pain radiating down one or other or both legs, suggesting a long-standing problem. [101] Therefore, I find the preponderance of the evidence supports a degenerative cause of his lumbar spine condition and that there is insufficient evidence for me to conclude that this condition was caused even in part by the accident. [...