Fungal lung disease diagnosed after 1982 qualifies as a new occupational disease under Finnish agricultural insurance law.
Finland (FI)
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court allowed the claim for compensation under the Agricultural Insurance Act. The insured was diagnosed with fungal lung disease in April 1982, which reactivated in June 1983, and the court determined this constituted a new occupational disease occurring after July 1, 1982. Consequently, the court upheld the decision to grant compensation based on the statutory definition of a new occupational disease for agricultural workers.
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AI generatedFungal lung disease diagnosed after July 1, 1982, and reactivated in June 1983, constitutes a new occupational disease under the Agricultural Insurance Act; therefore, the insured is entitled to compensation.
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Emännän oli huhtikuussa 1982 todettu potevan allergista keuhkorakkulatulehdusta, homepölykeuhkoa. Sairaus oli uudelleen aktivoitunut kesäkuussa 1983. Tällöin ilmenneiden oireiden osalta katsottiin kysymyksessä olevan uusi ammattitauti, homepölykeuhko, joka siis oli ilmennyt 1.7.1982 jälkeen ja jonka perusteella oli oikeus maatalousyrittäjien tapaturmavakuutuslain mukaiseen korvaukseen. Tapaturmalautakunnan päätöstä ei muutettu. II -jaosto