[2021] NZACC 172 – Shaftyat v ACC (5 November 2021) [pdf, 409 KB]
...exacerbation in January 2017, to be the probable cause of his current symptoms. There may well have been similar, milder episodes in the past. [15] On 26 April 2017, Mr Shaftyat lodged an application for review. [16] On 27 June 2017, AON requested Mr Pai, Orthopaedic Surgeon, to conduct a paper review of the case. Mr Pai reviewed the file and concluded: Mr Shaftyat’s symptoms are consistent with disc degeneration with disc prolapse at L5/S1 level. [17] Mr Shaftyat cont...