Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of causal link between saw use and shoulder inflammation.
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court dismissed the claimant's request for compensation regarding an occupational disease diagnosed in July 1980. The plaintiff, a woodworker using a chainsaw since 1962, alleged the tool caused inflammation of the outer lateral process of the scapula, while the insurer denied liability. The court rejected the claim because the medical evidence failed to establish a direct causal connection between the specific chainsaw usage and the diagnosed shoulder condition.
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AI generatedInsurance Act; Occupational Disease Act: A claim for compensation for an occupational disease is dismissed when the medical evidence fails to establish a direct causal link between the alleged occupational exposure and the diagnosed condition.
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Vuodesta 1962 moottorisahaa käyttäneellä metsurilla oli heinäkuussa 1980 todettu oikean olkaluun ulomman sivunastan tulehdus. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. II -jaosto KKO 10.8.1983 = VAKO. (Lääkintöhallitus: Ahlman)