Supreme Court allows war veteran's pension claim, ruling disability status from partisan activity qualifies under the Veterans Act.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland allowed the extraordinary review of a pension claim filed by a former member of the Home Army. The applicant argued that his 1946 gunshot wound, sustained during partisan operations, constituted a war disability entitling him to benefits under the Veterans Act. The court rejected the Social Insurance Institution's argument that such injuries must strictly align with the specific definitions in the separate Veterans' Allowance Act, holding that the Veterans Act grants rights to those who become war-disabled through their partisan activities regardless of the specific injury classification.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 12 ust. 1 i 2 ustawy z dnia 24 stycznia 1991 r. o kombatantach; The right to war disability benefits under the Veterans Act is granted to combatants who become war-disabled through their partisan activities, without requiring the disability to arise exclusively from the specific circumstances defined in the Veterans' Allowance Act.