Insurance Court dismissed appeal as jurisdictional error; Supreme Court confirmed lack of authority to review full compensation denial.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the applicant's request to review the Insurance Court's refusal of full compensation for left knee pain. The applicant argued the lower court erred by denying the claim, but the Supreme Court found the Insurance Court lacked jurisdiction to examine the merits of the compensation decision. Consequently, the application was rejected because the matter fell outside the Insurance Court's statutory authority.
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AI generatedInsurance Court Act; Insurance Court Act: The Insurance Court lacks jurisdiction to review the merits of a decision denying full compensation for medical expenses when such review exceeds its statutory mandate.
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Korkeimman oikeuden 16.11.1994 antaman päätöksen, jolla oli evätty täysi korvaus vasemman polven rasituskivuista, poistamista koskeva hakemus jätettiin vakuutusoikeuden toimivaltaan kuulumattomana tutkimatta. IV-jaosto