Insurance court dismissed disability claim for shoe maker due to insufficient evidence of work-related aggravation.
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AI generatedThe Finnish Insurance Court dismissed the disability claim filed by a shoe maker who suffered from joint disease. The court found that while the applicant's work involved manual labor and long hours, the evidence failed to prove the work aggravated his pre-existing condition. Consequently, the claim was rejected because the statutory requirements for work-related aggravation were not met.
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AI generatedInsurance Act 1970; Disability Insurance Act 1970: A disability claim based on work aggravation is dismissed when the applicant fails to provide sufficient evidence linking their pre-existing condition to the specific demands of their employment.
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Jalkinealan käsityöläisenä yrittäjätoimintaa vuodesta 1946 harjoittanut katsottiin olleen rasittavassa työssä. Ratkaisua tehtäessä otettiin huomioon käsivoimien käyttöä vaativa työ, työtä helpottavien koneiden puuttuminen sekä työpäivien pituus. Yrittäjä poti nivelrikkosairautta. (Äänestys 2-1) VI-jaosto