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VakO 10.2.1981/3486:80 AI generated

Insurance court denied compensation for shoulder arthritis as a consequence of a 1970 workplace accident.

Case Number VakO 10.2.1981/3486:80
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Insurance Court dismissed the claim for compensation regarding right shoulder arthritis and arthritis of the right shoulder joint. The insured had suffered a workplace injury in 1970, and while the court acknowledged a 1984 Supreme Court ruling linking shoulder pain to that accident, it ultimately rejected the specific claim for arthritis. The court decided that the medical condition did not meet the threshold for compensation under the applicable insurance regulations despite the established causal link to the original injury.

Legislator headnote

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Insurance Act; Workmen's Compensation Act: The court held that while a causal link between a workplace injury and subsequent shoulder conditions may be established, compensation is only granted if the specific condition qualifies under the statutory definitions of compensable injuries.

Keywords

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workplace injury compensation shoulder arthritis causal link assessment insurance liability medical condition qualification

Cited Legislation

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Insurance Act
Workmen's Compensation Act

Cited Case Law

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KKO 19.1.1984
KKO 19.1.1984: Oikean olkapäänseudun vaivoja ja oikean olkanivelen nivelrikkoa oli pidettävä puoleksi vuonna 1970 kohdanneen tapaturman seurauksena (Lääkintöhallitus: Kallio).
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insurance_1980_6034-1979
Court allows partial compensation for shoulder injury where accident aggravated pre-existing arthritis and caused partial rotator cuff tear.
insurance_1982_5898-1981
Court rules that shoulder arthritis caused by vibration and physical stress is a compensable occupational disease.
insurance_1980_1792-1980
Work injury claim dismissed as chronic shoulder inflammation not directly caused by specific lifting incident.
insurance_1981_932-1980
Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related disability benefits due to pre-existing conditions and lack of causation.
insurance_1979_3828-1978
Insurance court denied work injury claim for shoulder inflammation caused by patient removal incident.

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Työntekijä, joka oli 57 vuotias, oli vuonna 1969 tapaturmaisesti saanut oikean hauislihaksen repeämän ja vuonna 1970 työssä juomakorin pudotessa saanut olka-lapaluuseudun ruhjevamman. Viimeksi mainitusta tapaturmasta suoritettiin korvausta. Oikean olkapään seudun vaivat olivat jatkuneet ja myöhemmin hänellä todettiin oikean olkanivelen nivelrikkoa. VAKO epäsi korvauksen oikean olkanivelen nivelrikosta. KKO 19.1.1984: Oikean olkapäänseudun vaivoja ja oikean olkanivelen nivelrikkoa oli pidettävä puoleksi vuonna 1970 kohdanneen tapaturman seurauksena (Lääkintöhallitus: Kallio). III -jaosto