Hopps v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury) [2025] NZACC 014 (28 January 2025) [pdf, 201 KB]
...32-33, Accident Compensation Act 2001 (“the Act”)] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 23 January 2024. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of the Corporation’s decision dated 13 April 2023 declining cover for Ms Hopps’ sensorineural hearing loss as a treatment injury. 2 Background [2] In November 2018, Ms Hopps noticed a reduction in the hearing of her right ear. [3] On 27 May 2019, Ms Hopps consulted Dr...