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VakO 23.3.1982/1345:81 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed claim for pain and disability compensation due to lack of medical causation evidence.

Case Number VakO 23.3.1982/1345:81
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The insurance court dismissed the claimant's request for compensation after finding insufficient medical evidence linking the alleged injury to the specific work action. The claimant reported leg pain following a cable-pulling task, but the medical examination only confirmed a general ischiatic syndrome without establishing a direct causal connection to the incident. Consequently, the court ruled that the burden of proof regarding the work-related nature of the injury was not met.

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Lain 1089/1976 1 luku 10 aart. 1; 1 luku 10 bart. 1: The claimant bears the burden of proving a causal link between the work action and the injury; without medical evidence establishing this connection, the claim for work-related compensation is dismissed.

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work-related injury causal link burden medical evidence standard insurance liability disability compensation

Cited Legislation

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Lain 1089/1976 1 luku 10 aart. 1
1 luku 10 bart. 1
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insurance_2021_4073-2020
Finnish Insurance Court dismissed appeal; injury during work phone retrieval at home counts as work accident under Act 2005.
insurance_1978_5861-1977
Insurance court denied disability benefits for shoulder inflammation caused by repetitive phone button pressing.
insurance_2024_747-2023
Deviation from work route to hospital lab does not break coverage if minor and on usual route.
insurance_2000_4967-1999
Work accident claim dismissed because injury occurred during authorized off-duty visit to health center, not work conditions.
insurance_1977_7589-1976
Finnish Insurance Court rules that a left shoulder dislocation caused by a tractor accident is compensable work injury.

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Puhelinasentaja oli työssään vetänyt nostaen lattian rajassa olleesta putkesta tiukassa ollutta kaapelia, jolloin hän oli tuntenut oikeaan alaraajaan säteilevää kipua ristiselässä. Seuraavana päivänä suoritetussa lääkärintutkimuksessa hänellä oli todettu oikeanpuoleinen iskiasoireyhtymä. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. KKO 12.8.1983=VAKO (Lääkintöhallitus: Kettunen)