Supreme Court dismisses appeal allowing retrial when medical commission fails to determine disability onset date.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe 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
AI generatedArt. 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.