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VakO 25.8.1983/5592:82 AI generated

Insurance court denied nursing costs after initial injury date as they were not necessary consequences of the accident.

Case Number VakO 25.8.1983/5592:82
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Insurance Court dismissed the claim for nursing expenses incurred after the initial injury date. The Accident Board had approved costs up to the date of total disability but rejected subsequent claims, arguing they were not necessary consequences of the accident. The court upheld this decision, ruling that only costs directly and necessarily caused by the accident are compensable.

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Accident Act 1983, s. 10; Insurance Act 1983, s. 12: Nursing costs incurred after the initial injury date are compensable only if they are necessary and direct consequences of the accident.

Keywords

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accident compensation nursing expenses causation requirement necessary consequences insurance liability disability period accident Act 1983

Cited Legislation

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Accident Act 1983, s. 10
Insurance Act 1983, s. 12
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Työntekijä oli nilkkamurtuman takia täysin työkyvytön 28.5.1982 saakka ja osittain työkyvytön sen jälkeenkin. Tapaturmalautakunta määräsi vakuutusyhtiön suorittamaan kodinhoitokustannukset 28.5.1982 saakka, mutta epäsi kodinhoitokustannukset sen jälkeiseltä ajalta, koska ne eivät olleet vamman aiheuttamia välttämättömiä lisäkustannuksia. Tapaturmalautakunnan päätöstä ei muutettu. III -jaosto