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VakO 22.5.1979/7868:78 AI generated

Occupational disease claim dismissed; symptoms from 1963 not linked to 1976 solvent exposure.

Case Number VakO 22.5.1979/7868:78
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Insurance Court dismissed the claim for occupational disease compensation regarding symptoms appearing in 1976. Although the applicant worked as a painter since 1963, the court found no causal link between the solvent exposure and the later health issues. The decision relied on the principle that symptoms must be directly attributable to specific chemical factors present at the time of onset.

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Ammattitautiasetus 3 §; Kemiallinen ammattitauti: Oireet, jotka ilmenevät myöhemmin kuin altistuminen, eivät ole korvattavia ammattitautina, ellei niiden syntyä ole todennäköisesti altistumiseen liittyvää.

Keywords

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occupational disease compensation solvent exposure causal link requirement delayed symptom onset painter health claims

Cited Legislation

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Ammattitautiasetus 3 §
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insurance_1981_5531-1980
Insurance court allows disability compensation for a painter's chemical-induced polyneuropathy under Finnish Act on Occupational Diseases.
insurance_1983_10352-1981
Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of medical causation evidence.
insurance_1978_945-1978
Insurance court dismisses claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of causal link between work and injury.
insurance_1978_3854-1977
Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of causal link between repetitive movements and injury.
insurance_1982_7638-1981
Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation after 30 years of painting work.

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Vuodesta 1963 alkaen maalarina työskennellä henkilöllä oli keväästä 1976 ilmennyt huimausta, väsymystä ja päänsärkyä sekä sittemmin ahdistuneisuutta, muistin huononemista ja tasapainohäiriöitä. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. III -jaosto KKO 20.8.1982: Vaivoja oli pidettävä todennäköisesti työhön liittyneistä liuotinaineista johtuvina liuotinainemyrkytyksen oireina ja korvattava ammattitautiasetuksen 3 §:ssä mainituista kemiallisista tekijöistä johtuvana ammattitautina. (Lääkintöhallitus: Harenko Wikström)