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II URN 5/96 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal allowing retrial when medical commission fails to determine disability onset date.

Case Number II URN 5/96
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the extraordinary review against the lower court's denial of a disability pension. The lower court relied on a medical commission's opinion that the applicant's disability began in 1986, despite the commission merely repeating a doctor's vague statement without resolving the specific onset date. The court held that the lower court erred by not ordering a new expert opinion to clarify the critical date of disability onset, which is essential for calculating pension eligibility. Consequently, the decision was overturned and the case remanded for a fresh determination of the disability date.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 32 ust. 2 i 3 oraz art. 33 ust. 1 pkt 1 ustawy o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin; When a medical commission's opinion on the date of disability onset is vague or merely repeats another opinion without resolving factual doubts, the court must order a new expert examination rather than relying on the existing evidence.

Keywords

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disability pension eligibility date of disability onset medical commission opinion extraordinary review procedure expert examination order social security law psychiatric disability

Cited Legislation

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Art. 32 ust. 2 i 3 oraz art. 33 ust. 1 pkt 1 ustawy z dnia 14 grudnia 1982 r. o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin
art. 3 § 2 k.p.c.
art. 417 § 1 k.p.c.
art. 421 § 2 k.p.c.
art. 3 § 2 k.p.c
art. 417 § 1 k.p.c
art. 421 § 2 k.p.c
art. 419 § 3 k.p.c

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