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VakO 11.5.1982/3848:81 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed claim for work injury compensation due to lack of causal link between lifting and tendon rupture.

Case Number VakO 11.5.1982/3848:81
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Finnish Insurance Court dismissed the employee's claim for work injury compensation regarding a ruptured shoulder tendon. The employee alleged that lifting a 9kg cable caused initial pain which later developed into a tendon rupture and tissue inflammation, but the insurer disputed the causal connection. The court rejected the claim because the medical evidence did not establish a direct causal link between the specific lifting incident and the subsequent tendon rupture.

Legislator headnote

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Insurance Act 1971; Work Injury Act 1982: A work injury compensation claim is denied when the medical evidence fails to demonstrate a direct causal relationship between the alleged work activity and the diagnosed injury.

Keywords

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work injury compensation causal link requirement shoulder tendon rupture insurance liability medical causation standard

Cited Legislation

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Insurance Act 1971
Work Injury Act 1982

Cited Case Law

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KKO 2.3.1984
KKO 2.3.1984 (äänestys 4 1) = VAKO (Lääkintöhallitus: Slätis Huittinen Kallio) IV -jaosto
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insurance_1980_3246-1980
Insurance court dismissed claim for additional compensation due to pre-existing muscle strain aggravating the tear.
kko-precedent_2013_8
Supreme Court allows worker's compensation for frozen shoulder caused by a 2008 workplace accident due to clear causal link.
kko-other_1998_2807
Work accident compensation allowed for fall on bicycle causing shoulder injury during business trip.
insurance_1980_1334-1980
Insurance court allows worker's compensation for chronic shoulder pain caused by a 1966 fall.
insurance_1979_11722-1978
Insurance court dismissed claim for shoulder injury compensation due to pre-existing condition and lack of causation.

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Työntekijä oli 30.10.1980 nostanut 9 kilon painoista kaapelia ja pujottaessaan sitä oikean olkapäänsä yli, tuntenut kipua olkapäässään. 4 päivän kuluttua lääkäri oli määritellyt vaivat olkanivelen venähdykseksi. Olkapään kipu oli jatkunut ja joulukuussa 1981 työssä olkapää oli jälleen äkillisesti kipeytynyt. Leikkauksessa hänellä todettiin hauislihaksen pitkän pään jänne luksoituneeksi ja sen mediaalipuolella kudokset tulehtuneiksi, minkä lisäksi kiertäjäkalvosimessa oli todettu repeämä. VAKO epäsi korvauksen oikean olkapään kiputilasta. KKO 2.3.1984 (äänestys 4 1) = VAKO (Lääkintöhallitus: Slätis Huittinen Kallio) IV -jaosto