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VakO 24.1.1985/5303:83 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed claim; appellate court allowed it due to service-related conditions causing drowning and pneumonia.

Case Number VakO 24.1.1985/5303:83
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The first-instance insurance court dismissed the claim, ruling that the defendant's unconsciousness and subsequent pneumonia did not stem from special service conditions. The appellate court reversed this decision, finding that while the unconsciousness itself was not caused by the service, the special conditions of employment led to the drowning and illness. Consequently, the court allowed the claim based on the causal link between service-related circumstances and the injury.

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Vakuutusoikeus 10.1.1985/5303:83; Vakuutusoikeus 18.6.1986/18: If special service conditions cause a worker to fall into water and contract pneumonia, even if the initial unconsciousness was not directly caused by the service, the injury is compensable as arising from those conditions.

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insurance liability service conditions drowning injury causal link pneumonia compensation unconsciousness appellate review

Cited Case Law

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KKO 18.6.1986:18
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insurance_1978_7177-1977
Insurance court awards compensation for war service-induced mental illness due to significant environmental factors.
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Insurance court denied compensation for psychological illness aggravated by military service conditions under military injury law.
insurance_1985_3468-1984
Fungal lung disease diagnosed after 1982 qualifies as a new occupational disease under Finnish agricultural insurance law.
insurance_1996_6485-1995
Insurance court ruled that occupational disease onset date was December 1, 1993, not January 12, 1994, to ensure fair compensation.
kko-precedent_2004_19
Supreme Court dismisses claim that insurer must pay death benefit after policyholder voluntarily cancelled life insurance coverage.

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Kertausharjoitusten aikana huhtikuussa 1983 tapahtuneesta tajuttomuuskohtauksesta, joita oli esiintynyt aikaisemminkin, johtuneen suo-ojaan veden alle joutumisen ja sen seurauksena saadun keuhkokuumeen ei katsottu aiheutuneen palvelukseen liittyvistä erikoisista olosuhteista. I -jaosto KKO 18.6.1986: Katsoi, että vaikkakaan tajuttomuuskohtauksen ei ollut osoitettu johtuneen palveluksesta, olivat palvelukseen liittyvät erikoiset olosuhteet aiheuttaneet kohtauksen johdosta veteen joutumisen ja sairastumisen keuhkokuumeeseen.