Supreme Court quashes appeal verdict for failing to conduct personal medical examination of the claimant.

The Supreme Court quashed the appellate court's decision denying a veteran's disability pension due to political imprisonment. The lower courts relied solely on a remote expert opinion which failed to establish a causal link between the claimant's illnesses and his time in Soviet camps. The court ruled that such a medical connection requires a direct personal examination and hearing of the claimant, which the lower courts neglected.