[2021] NZACC 18 - Haronga v ACC (18 January 2021) [pdf, 214 KB]
...a butcher, which is mainly involved in export lamb. [3] A medical case review by an orthopaedic surgeon subsequently confirmed central spinal stenosis as well as lateral spinal stenosis at multi-levels of the lumbar spine.1 Mr Haronga filed a claim for cover for spinal stenosis as a work-related gradual process injury. [4] The Corporation first declined cover on the basis: • There was no work task or factor in his work environment identified as having caused his condition; a...