Lost ACC case

[Usarka]

Lesson - if you hit your head take time off work immediately - you've a reasonable chance of getting it paid for by ACC .

If you go back to work "to see how things go" - well, you managed to go back to work in the first place so ACC won't want a bar of it.

[Toaster]

Yeah so much for understanding from ACC.

ACC care factor = ZERO.

[Toaster]

Anyone else taken this lot to the District Court? Keen to hear how it went.

I was involved in a nasty motorcycle crash 1 June 08 where sheep ran out onto the road and I ended up with significant injuries including a moderate head injury.

In trying to do the right thing, I returned to work (new and high stress role) as soon as I could and said I was fine to do so - but head injury issues that were more far reaching than expected ended that in May.

Been fighting ACC for support on the basis that the medical reports were both inconclusive and inaccurate but recently heard the appeal hearing decision was to dismiss the case.

Reason being that its not a matter of helping those in need of further medical and financial support, but whether ACC was correct to make its decision regardless of the fact the reports were not based on correct evidence.

Sadly the latter is all that the law cares about eventhough from a medical point of view its ridiculous. .

ACC wins and we are left struggling.

Lesson learned... stay on ACC rather than rush back to work, because if it all goes pear-shaped they duck and weave as fast as possible.

[Skyryder]

Yeah so much for understanding from ACC.

ACC care factor = ZERO.

i'm working on another ACC T shirt.. Nearly finished. Wouldn't mind knowing if anyones used some of the other stuff i did. Anyone know.

I'd do a couple myself but I'm ab it short of lolly. House needs a paint job.

Skyyrder

[Brian d marge]

They get taken to court quite a lot trust me !

Stephen
http://www.accadvocacyservice.co.nz/

[Toaster]

Bunch of jerks that forgot they are there for people not profit.