[2021] NZACC 5 - Andrews v ACC (12 January 2021) [pdf, 214 KB]
...attribute his chronic disability as primarily related to his minor head injury five years ago. As Dr Moran correctly pointed out: “It is well documented in the literature that irrespective of the original cause of the headache that psychological and environmental factors begin to play a greater role in headache maintenance in particular in chronic long term cases.” [136] Dr Fink concludes: It must be acknowledged that the concussion/brain injury that occurred on 14 March 201...