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VakO 12.11.1985/5376:84 AI generated

Insurance court upheld previous accident compensation wage rate against insurer's attempt to lower it based on new data.

Case Number VakO 12.11.1985/5376:84
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Insurance Court reversed the Accident Board's decision to lower the annual wage rate used for accident compensation. The insurer argued that new information revealed a lower actual wage than previously established in an earlier ruling. The court held that once a wage rate is confirmed in a prior compensation decision, the insurer cannot unilaterally reduce it based on subsequent findings without further procedural justification.

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Vakuutusoikeus 10.11.1985/5376:84; The insurer cannot lower the annual wage rate established in a prior compensation decision based on new information when issuing a subsequent compensation ruling.

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Vakuutusyhtiön aikaisemmalla korvauspäätöksellä vahvistamaa vuosityöansiota ei vakuutusyhtiö voi jatkokorvauspäätöstä antaessaan vuosityöansiosta saadun uuden selvityksen perusteella alentaa. Tapaturmalautakunnan päätöstä muutettiin. II -jaosto