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VakO 26.10.1978/9431:77 AI generated

Service-induced hearing loss in artillery service is compensable under Finnish insurance law.

Case Number VakO 26.10.1978/9431:77
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Insurance Court ruled that the applicant's hearing loss sustained during artillery service between 1941 and 1942 was compensable. The applicant, who served as an artillery gunner, claimed damages after a 1976 medical examination confirmed his hearing impairment. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, rejecting the insurer's denial based on the direct causal link between military service and the injury.

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Section 1 of the Act on the Compensation of Injuries to Employees; Section 2 of the Act on the Compensation of Injuries to Employees: Service-induced hearing loss sustained during military artillery duty constitutes a compensable injury under the statutory framework.

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service-induced injury hearing loss compensation military artillery service employee injury act causal link established

Cited Legislation

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Section 1 of the Act on the Compensation of Injuries to Employees
Section 2 of the Act on the Compensation of Injuries to Employees
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Henkilö oli palvellut sodassa tykistössä ajomiehenä ja toiminut vuosina 1941-1942 tykistössä tykin laukaisijana. Vuonna 1976 hänellä oli todettu kuulovika. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. I -jaosto KKO 11.11.1981: Kuulovamma oli korvattava palveluksen aiheuttamana. (Lääkintöhallitus: Palva)