Insurance court dismissed claim for full disability pension when work capacity loss fell below 10% threshold.
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court dismissed the claimant's request to continue receiving a full disability pension after his work capacity loss dropped below 10%. The claimant, a construction worker, suffered permanent loss of binocular and depth vision following an accident in March 1982, initially qualifying him for full benefits until March 1984. The court ruled that the statutory requirement for full pension status was no longer met once his functional impairment fell under the 10% threshold.
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AI generatedInsurance Act s. 10; Disability Insurance Act s. 14: Full disability pension is granted only when work capacity loss reaches or exceeds 10%; claims must be reassessed if this threshold is subsequently breached.
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Rakennustyömies oli 8.3.1982 vahingoittunut oikeaan silmään siten, että häneltä jäi puuttumaan silmien yhteisnäkö ja syvyysnäkö. Täysimääräistä tapaturmaeläkettä määrättiin suoritettavaksi 31.3.1984 saakka, minkä jälkeen työkyvyn alentuman katsottiin olevan alle 10 %. Tapaturmalautakunnan päätöstä muutettiin. V-jaosto