Key legal question
Whether Suva lawfully ended accident benefits as of 2015-12-31 for lack of continuing causal connection.
Extracted holding
The insured’s knee, muscle, and back complaints were no longer predominantly accident-related; the status quo sine had been reached by 2015-12-31.
Extracted reasoning
The court found the medical record consistent and relied on the insurer’s orthopedic review. Imaging showed no structural accident injury and later complaints were explained by degenerative findings and altered load-bearing, not by the 2013 accident.