Bill Toomey was among volunteers who helped in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake. Photo / File
ACC will challenge a decision to give a Christchurch volunteer compensation when, after the February 2011 quake, he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Builder Bill Toomey helped to pull people from the collapsed PGC building, where 18 people died.
Two years later he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD).
His claim was initially denied because his mental health injury wasn't triggered at work, but he took his case to court and won.
Toomey says news that ACC now plans to appeal that decision is like a punch to the gut.
