Concussion Causation and Accepted forms of Evidence
Anthony Jordan made this Official Information request to Accident Compensation Corporation
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From: Anthony Jordan
Dear Accident Compensation Corporation,
Please provide the following where possible
1/ Number of Concussion/Mild TBI claims that have been declined due to insufficient Proof of Causation for Respective years 2010 to date
2/ Number of Concussion/Mild TBI Court Hearings that have gone in the ACC's favour due to insufficient Proof of Causation for Resepive years 2010 to date
3/ Types of Clinical Evidence the ACC accept is Sufficient to Prove Causation Pertaining to Concussion/Mild TBI
Yours faithfully,
Anthony Jordan
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Accident Compensation Corporation
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From: Government Services
Accident Compensation Corporation
Kia ora Anthony Jordan
Please find attached our response to your official information request
dated 11 June 2024. If you have any questions about the response you can
contact us at this [1]address, for all other matters please use our
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Ngâ mihi
Christopher Johnston (he/him)
Manager | OIA Services
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