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VakO 7.3.1978/2413:77 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed claim for shoulder inflammation compensation when injury was deemed unrelated to work accident.

Case Number VakO 7.3.1978/2413:77
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Insurance Court dismissed the employee's claim for compensation regarding right shoulder inflammation, ruling it unrelated to the work accident. The employee suffered a shoulder injury at work, but later developed inflammation which the insurer contested as a separate condition. The court distinguished this case from a prior precedent where a specific muscle tear was directly linked to the accident, finding no such causal connection here.

Legislator headnote

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Insurance Act s. 10; Work Accident Act s. 10: Compensation is only payable for injuries directly caused by the accident, excluding subsequent independent illnesses or conditions not resulting from the traumatic event.

Keywords

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work accident compensation causal connection shoulder inflammation insurance liability injury causation

Cited Legislation

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Insurance Act s. 10
Work Accident Act s. 10

Cited Case Law

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KKO 5.3.1982
I -jaosto KKO 5.3.1982: Työntekijä poti tapaturmasta aiheutunutta oikean olkaseudun kiertäjäkalvosimen repeämää lihassurkastumineen ja korvaus niistä määrättiin suoritettavaksi.
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kko-other_1998_2807
Work accident compensation allowed for fall on bicycle causing shoulder injury during business trip.
insurance_1980_6034-1979
Court allows partial compensation for shoulder injury where accident aggravated pre-existing arthritis and caused partial rotator cuff tear.
kko-other_2001_822
Supreme Court dismissed personal injury claim for carrying heavy milk crate against statutory accident insurance.
kko-other_2008_439
Supreme Court dismissed claim for work injury compensation due to lack of causal link between pre-existing conditions and accident.
insurance_1982_10882-1981
Insurance court denied disability benefits for shoulder and neck injuries after initial hand injury compensation was granted.

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Työntekijä oli työssä kompastunut ja kaatunut oikean olkapäänsä varaan ja siinä oli havaittu kolahdusvamma. Sittemmin hänellä oli todettu oikean olkanivelen ympärystulehdukseksi määriteltyjä vaivoja. VAKO epäsi korvauksen oikean olkanivelen ympärystulehduksesta. I -jaosto KKO 5.3.1982: Työntekijä poti tapaturmasta aiheutunutta oikean olkaseudun kiertäjäkalvosimen repeämää lihassurkastumineen ja korvaus niistä määrättiin suoritettavaksi. (Lääkintöhallitus: Larmi)