Supreme Court quashes lower court verdict due to failure to order proper medical expert evidence for disability assessment.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's decision and remanded the case for a retrial because the first-instance court failed to order appropriate medical expert testimony. The applicant argued that the disability was established in October 1994, but the lower court relied on an insufficient opinion from an internist-reumatologist instead of a surgeon. The court ruled that the lower court violated procedural rules by not following the appellate court's instructions to clarify the disability's onset and composition, necessitating a new evidentiary phase.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin; Rozporządzenie Ministra Pracy, Płac i Spraw Socjalnych: The lower court must order evidence from experts of the correct specialization when the medical opinion is insufficient to determine the date and group of disability, and failure to do so constitutes a procedural violation affecting the outcome.