Prasad v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work Related Gradual Process Injury) [2024] NZACC 182 (18 November 2024) [pdf, 309 KB]
...Prasad’s work had already been carried out by Occupational Therapist, Sarah McEntee, and it was agreed to rely on this report. [19] The Corporation then obtained a Complex Medical Case Review Report from Dr David Payne, Specialist Occupational and Environmental Physician. Dr Payne concluded that Mr Prasad had developed glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis through a combination of genetics, obesity, and age, with this having been rendered symptomatic by his heavy work. [20] On...