Where an applicant for serious injury leave establishes a substantial organic basis for pain and suffering consequences, there is no need to disentangle physical from psychological contributions under s 134AB(38)(h). An employer's acceptance of liability under s 104B(2) should ordinarily be regarded as very significant evidence, and payment for ongoing treatment procedures constitutes acceptance of the existence of ongoing pain from the compensable injury. Clinical findings from treating and forensic practitioners may support a finding of organic injury notwithstanding the absence of radiological confirmation.
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