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VakO 23.2.1982/734:81 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed claim for work injury compensation due to lack of direct causal link between accident and specific medical findings.

Case Number VakO 23.2.1982/734:81
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Insurance Court dismissed the claimant's request for compensation regarding work-related injuries sustained while working on a roof. Although the claimant suffered neck pain and hand stiffness following the accident, the court found no direct causal link between the specific accident mechanics and the diagnosed herniated disc and nerve root injury. The court determined that the medical evidence did not sufficiently prove the injuries were exclusively caused by the fall, leading to the rejection of the compensation claim.

Legislator headnote

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Insurance Act; Work Injury Act: The court held that compensation for work-related injuries requires a direct causal link between the accident and the injury, and mere temporal proximity or general symptoms are insufficient to establish liability.

Keywords

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work injury compensation causal link requirement insurance court decision medical evidence standard occupational disease claim

Cited Legislation

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Insurance Act
Work Injury Act
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kko-precedent_2007_60
Supreme Court allows compensation for chronic neck pain aggravated by accident despite pre-existing degeneration.
kko-other_2012_2460
Supreme Court dismissed claim for compensation where pain in left upper limb was not causally linked to the 2007 accident.
kko-other_2011_2942
KKO 2942/2011
insurance_2012_6348-2011
Insurance court allows accident compensation for shoulder labrum tear despite delayed medical treatment seeking.
insurance_1984_1990-1983
Insurance court allowed compensation for aggravated hernia caused by industrial accident lifting heavy tank.

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Työntekijä oli telineellä seisten naulannut painavia kattolevyjä ja tuen pettäessä ottanut takaviistoon ojennetulla vasemmalla kädellään vastaan putoavaa levyä. Hän oli tuntenut kipua lavan seudussa ja sen jälkeen kankeutta niskassa ja vasemmassa etusormessa. Sittemmin hänellä todettiin VI VII kaulanikaman välinen painauma, välilevyn pullistuma ja VII kaulanikaman vasemmanpuoleinen hermojuuritason vaurio. VAKO epäsi korvauksen sairauksista. I -jaosto KKO 28.12.1983. Mainitut sairaudet ja hermojuuritason vaurio myös myöhempine niskaja vasemman käden oireineen olivat tapaturman aiheuttamia. (Lääkintöhallitus: Jarho)