Supreme Court dismissed pension claim for Soviet veteran injured during 1946 convoy, ruling deportation did not qualify under combatant laws.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed Janina K.'s cassation appeal against the Social Insurance Institution's refusal to grant her a war veteran's disability pension. The court found that her 1946 injury occurred during a convoy while she was forcibly deported to Kazakhstan, a circumstance not covered by the relevant statutes for combatant or war veteran status. Consequently, the lower courts correctly applied the laws in force at the time of her application, rejecting her argument that newer transitional provisions should retroactively alter the outcome.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 12 ust. 3 ustawy o kombatantach; Art. 6 ust. 2 ustawy zaopatrzeniowej: Injuries sustained during forced deportation to the USSR do not constitute war-related disability for pension purposes under the 1991 Act on Combatants.