Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of causal link between work and injury.
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AI generatedThe Finnish Insurance Court dismissed the claimant's request for occupational disease compensation regarding a shoulder injury sustained in 1979. The claimant, who worked as a tailor attaching collars, argued the injury resulted from his specific duties, while the insurer denied coverage citing no causal connection. The court ruled that the medical evidence failed to establish a direct causal link between the claimed work activities and the diagnosed inflammation.
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AI generatedInsurance Act 1970; Occupational Disease Act 1970: Compensation is only payable when there is a direct causal link between the insured work activity and the diagnosed injury; mere temporal proximity or general occupational risks are insufficient.
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Henkilö oli vuodesta 1977 tehnyt ompelijan työtä kiinnittäen saumauskoneella kauluksia miehustaan ja ommellen saumoja. Toukokuussa 1979 hänellä oli todettu oikean olkaluun ulomman sivunastan tulehdus. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. V -jaosto KKO 6.8.1982 = VAKO. (Lääkintöhallitus: Ahlman)