Supreme Court dismissed appeal; former security officer lost veteran pension rights due to loss of combatant status.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Henryk P. against the Social Insurance Institution's decision to stop his camp veteran disability pension. The applicant, a former security service officer, had received the pension based on a 1975 certificate confirming his participation in armed struggle, which granted him combatant status under the 1991 Veterans Law. The court ruled that the applicant's removal of combatant status was legally valid at the time of the decision and could not be retroactively invalidated by subsequent legislative changes.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 25 ust. 2 pkt 1a ustawy z dnia 24 stycznia 1991 r. o kombatantach; Art. 21 ust. 2 pkt 4a ustawy z dnia 24 stycznia 1991 r. o kombatantach: A person deprived of combatant status loses the right to veteran benefits derived solely from that status, and such deprivation remains valid unless declared void ab initio.