20.1.6 General example - A consequence of the original injury
1.A client's hand is severed at the wrist in a non-compensable motor vehicle accident, microsurgery to rejoin the severed hand is unsuccessful. The impairment and incapacity for work arising from the loss of a hand is a consequence of the original motor vehicle accident, not of the subsequent medical treatment.
Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/liability-handbook/ch-20-injuries-medical-treatment/201-unintended-consequences-medical-treatment/2016-general-example-consequence-original-injury