Questão jurídica principal
Whether the insurer remained liable for benefits for complaints persisting after 31 December 2009.
Decisão extraída
No. The ongoing complaints were no longer probably caused by the accident; the causal link had ceased when the status quo sine was reached.
Fundamentação extraída
The medical record consistently showed significant pre-existing degenerative spinal changes and no accident-related structural lesion. The accident had at most temporarily aggravated or activated the condition, and the post-accident pain syndrome had ended by end-December 2009.