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VakO 25.10.1983/4966:82 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related injury compensation due to lack of causal link between repetitive motion and diagnosed conditions.

Case Number VakO 25.10.1983/4966:82
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Insurance Court dismissed the insured's claim for compensation regarding a work-related injury sustained in 1976. The insured alleged that repetitive cable-tying motions caused diagnosed shoulder and arm conditions, 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 repetitive motions and the diagnosed illnesses.

Legislator headnote

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Work Injury Act; Liability Act: A claim for work-related injury compensation is denied when the medical evidence fails to establish a direct causal link between the specific repetitive motions performed and the diagnosed medical conditions.

Keywords

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work-related injury compensation repetitive motion disorder causal link requirement insurance liability assessment occupational disease diagnosis

Cited Legislation

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Work Injury Act
Liability Act
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insurance_1978_10140-1977
Insurance court denied worker's compensation for carpal tunnel and shoulder inflammation caused by flour bag handling.
insurance_1968_5385-1981
Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related shoulder injury compensation due to lack of direct causal link between repetitive welding and specific tendonitis.
insurance_1977_2474-1976
Insurance court awards disability compensation for repetitive hand compression and shoulder rotation causing occupational disease.
insurance_1979_8793-1978
Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of causal link between work and injury.
insurance_1981_515-1980
Insurance court dismissed worker's claim for occupational injury compensation due to lack of causal link between job duties and specific medical condition.

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Vuodesta 1973 alkaen kaapelinsitojana työskennellyt henkilö oli joulukuussa 1976 ollut lääkärissä oikean yläraajansa kipeytymisen takia arvellen sen aiheutuneen kaapelinsidontatyössä suorittamistaan yksipuolisista työliikkeistä. Hänen todettiin potevan oikean kyynärvarren jännetupentulehdusta, oikean olkaluun ulomman sivunastan tulehdusta ja oikean olkavarren oireyhtymää. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. III -jaosto KKO 27.3.1984: ei valituslupaa.