Insurance court allows study-based invalidity care for employee with occupational lung disease.
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court modified the Labor Accident Board's decision to authorize two years of study-based invalidity care for an employee suffering from occupational lung disease. The employee, classified as having a third-level occupational disability, required care at a business school due to a pneumothorax caused by handling a bookplate. The court ruled in favor of the claim, recognizing the necessity of education as a form of invalidity care under the relevant insurance regulations.
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AI generatedInsurance Act; Occupational Disease Act: When an employee with a third-level occupational disability requires care due to a work-related condition, the court may authorize study-based invalidity care if it is deemed necessary for rehabilitation and recovery.
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Työssä kolofonihartsin käytöstä aiheutuneeseen keuhkoastmaan sairastuneelle työntekijälle, jonka ammattitaudista aiheutunut haittaluokka oli 3, määrättiin invalidihuoltona korvattavaksi opiskelu kauppaopistossa vaatimuksen mukaisesti kahden vuoden ajalta. Tapaturmalautakunnan päätöstä muutettiin. II -jaosto