Insurance court dismisses claim for disability pension when mental stress is not the sole cause of illness.
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court dismissed the claim for a disability pension filed by a long-serving social secretary who alleged work-related mental stress caused his vision loss and hypertension. The court acknowledged the employee's severe physical condition and the psychological demands of his role but found that the illness resulted from a combination of factors rather than the job alone. Consequently, the court ruled that the statutory requirement for work-related causation was not met, denying the pension benefit.
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AI generatedInsurance Act 1983; Disability Pension Act 1983: A disability pension is not granted when the illness arises from a combination of factors rather than being solely caused by the work's mental stress.
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Kunnassa vuodesta 1948 lähtien toimineen 61 -vuotiaan sosiaalisihteerin katsottiin olleen rasittavassa työssä. Ratkaisua tehtäessä otettiin huomioon työn henkinen rasittavuus. Hän poti vaikea asteista näön heikentymistä ja verenpainetautia. VI-jaosto