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VakO 25.8.1981/5531:80 AI generated

Insurance court allows disability compensation for a painter's chemical-induced polyneuropathy under Finnish Act on Occupational Diseases.

Case Number VakO 25.8.1981/5531:80
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Insurance Court of Finland allowed disability compensation for a painter suffering from a chemical-induced polyneuropathy after a first-instance decision rejected the claim. The applicant, who worked as a painter for 35 years, presented symptoms including dizziness, nausea, and limb weakness, which were medically confirmed as occupational disease indicators. The court ruled in favor of the applicant, finding that the symptoms constituted an occupational disease arising from chemical factors under the relevant Act on Occupational Diseases.

Legislator headnote

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Act on Occupational Diseases; Act on Insurance of Occupational Diseases: The court established that symptoms of polyneuropathy in a painter, confirmed by medical examination, constitute an occupational disease arising from chemical factors under the Act on Occupational Diseases.

Keywords

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occupational disease compensation polyneuropathy chemical factors painter occupational health disability benefits insurance medical examination evidence

Cited Legislation

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Act on Occupational Diseases
Act on Insurance of Occupational Diseases
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insurance_1979_7868-1978
Occupational disease claim dismissed; symptoms from 1963 not linked to 1976 solvent exposure.
insurance_1983_10352-1981
Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of medical causation evidence.
kko-other_2007_1080
Supreme Court dismisses occupational disease claim for lung conditions caused by moldy workspaces.
insurance_1982_8553-1981
Work injury claim denied by employer due to disputed causation between work duties and shoulder inflammation.
kko-precedent_2000_118
Supreme Court dismisses occupational disease claim due to insufficient evidence linking mold exposure to allergic rhinitis.

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Henkilö oli työskennellyt 35 vuoden ajan maalarina ja joutunut ajoittain olemaan alttiina liuotinaineille. Työterveyslaitoksessa talvella 1978-1979 tehdyissä tutkimuksissa maalarilla, jolla 10 vuoden ajan oli ilmennyt huimausta, pahoinvointia, päänsärkyä ja raajojen voimattomuutta, oli todettu monihermosairauden oireistoa. VAKO epäsi korvauksen sanotusta oireistosta. I -jaosto KKO 6.10.1983 katsoi maalarin sairastavan ammattitautiasetuksen 3 §:n kemiallisista tekijöistä aiheutunutta monihermotaudin oireistoa. (Lääkintöhallitus: Ahlman-Valtimo-Rantanen-Antti-Poika)