VakO 18.8.1997/8420:96
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Unemployment benefits not counted as annual income advantage; accident board decision upheld.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Insurance Disputes upheld the Accident Board's decision to exclude unemployment benefits from the annual income advantage calculation. The applicant argued that these benefits should be included as a financial benefit, but the court found no legal basis for this inclusion. Consequently, the original decision denying the benefit as an advantage was confirmed without modification.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUnemployment Act; Accident Board Act: Unemployment benefits are not to be regarded as an annual income advantage.
Keywords
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unemployment benefits
annual income advantage
accident board decision
financial benefit exclusion
income calculation
Cited Legislation
AI generatedUnemployment Act
Accident Board Act
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