Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
VakO 27.2.1979/4825:78 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of causal link between work and injury.

Case Number VakO 27.2.1979/4825:78
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Finnish Insurance Court dismissed the claimant's request for compensation regarding an occupational shoulder injury sustained in 1977. The claimant, a mason, argued the pain resulted from continuous physical strain at work, while the insurer contended the condition was pre-existing or unrelated to employment duties. The court rejected the claim because the medical evidence failed to establish a direct causal connection between the specific work activities and the diagnosed inflammation.

Legislator headnote

AI generated

Occupational Disease Act s. 5; The court held that compensation is only payable if the disease is directly caused by a physical factor defined in the Act, and mere proximity to work is insufficient without medical proof of causation.

Keywords

AI generated
occupational disease compensation causal link requirement physical work factor insurance liability assessment medical causation standard

Cited Legislation

AI generated
Occupational Disease Act s. 5
AI generated
insurance_1980_8346-1979
Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related injury compensation due to lack of direct causal link between lifting and shoulder inflammation.
insurance_1982_8553-1981
Work injury claim denied by employer due to disputed causation between work duties and shoulder inflammation.
insurance_1983_9101-1981
Occupational disease compensation denied; court ruled symptoms stemmed from increased workload rather than physical factors.
insurance_1981_515-1980
Insurance court dismissed worker's claim for occupational injury compensation due to lack of causal link between job duties and specific medical condition.
insurance_1978_5861-1977
Insurance court denied disability benefits for shoulder inflammation caused by repetitive phone button pressing.

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

50 -vuotias muurari oli vuodesta 1950 työskennellyt muurarina. Keväällä 1977 palattuaan kolmen kuukauden lomautuksen jälkeen työhön hänen vasen kyynärnivelseutunsa (ns. tiilennostokäsi) oli kipeytynyt ja siinä oli todettu vasemman olkaluun ulomman sivunastan tulehdus. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. VI -jaosto KKO 11.8.1982:Sairaus oli ilmeisesti aiheutunut ammattitautiasetuksen 5 §:n 1 kohdassa tarkoitetusta fysikaalisesta tekijästä työssä. Lausunnon mukaan sairaus oli aiheutunut kyynärnivelalueeseen kohdistuneesta, jatkuneesta, tavantakaisesta puristuksesta. (Lääkintöhallitus: Larmi Huittinen)