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VakO 15.4.1980/5775:79 AI generated

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

Case Number VakO 15.4.1980/5775:79
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Finnish Insurance Court dismissed the employee's claim for occupational disease compensation regarding a shoulder injury sustained in 1979. The employee argued that cleaning bones and cutting frozen meat at work caused the pain, while the insurer denied the claim. The court ruled that the specific work activities did not establish a sufficient causal connection to the diagnosed condition.

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Insurance Act; Occupational Disease Act: An occupational disease compensation claim is dismissed when the specific work activities do not establish a sufficient causal connection to the diagnosed medical condition.

Keywords

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occupational disease compensation causal connection requirement insurance court decision work-related injury claim shoulder injury assessment

Cited Legislation

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Insurance Act
Occupational Disease Act
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insurance_1978_10140-1977
Insurance court denied worker's compensation for carpal tunnel and shoulder inflammation caused by flour bag handling.
insurance_1983_4966-1982
Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related injury compensation due to lack of causal link between repetitive motion and diagnosed conditions.
insurance_1982_4126-1981
Insurance court allows occupational disease claim for carpal tunnel syndrome linked to repetitive work motions.
insurance_1977_2474-1976
Insurance court awards disability compensation for repetitive hand compression and shoulder rotation causing occupational disease.
insurance_1968_5385-1981
Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related shoulder injury compensation due to lack of direct causal link between repetitive welding and specific tendonitis.

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Työntekijä oli vuodesta 1963 alkaen ollut lihanleikkaajana. Maaliskuussa 1979 hän oli ollut lääkärissä pari kuukautta aikaisemmin alkaneen oikean kätensä kipeytymisen vuoksi arvellen sen aiheutuneen siitä, että hän oli joutunut työssään poikkeuksellisesti puhdistamaan veitsellä luita ja leikkaamaan jäisiä ruhoja. Vaiva määriteltiin oikean olkavarren hermosäryksi. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. KKO 11.1.1983 = VAKO (Lääkintöhallitus: Kettunen Ahlman) VI -jaosto