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II UKN 586/99 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed pension claim for political prisoner disability, requiring proven causal link between prison injuries and current incapacity.

Case Number II UKN 586/99
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the petitioner's cassation appeal against a social insurance office's refusal to grant a war veteran's disability pension. The court found that medical experts confirmed the petitioner's conditions were organic and age-related, not linked to his 1948-1949 prison stay. Consequently, the court ruled that mere imprisonment without specific injuries or diseases caused by that confinement does not satisfy the statutory requirement for disability recognition.

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Art. 12 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 24 stycznia 1991 r. o kombatantach; Art. 393 KPC: A causal link between current work incapacity and injuries or diseases acquired during political imprisonment must be proven by specific medical evidence, not merely by the fact of detention.

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political prisoner disability causal link requirement war veteran pension prison medical evidence Supreme Court cassation social insurance office work incapacity assessment

Cited Legislation

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Art. 12 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 24 stycznia 1991 r. o kombatantach oraz niektórych osobach będących ofiarami represji wojennych i okresu powojennego
Art. 393 KPC
Art. 7 ustawy z dnia 29 maja 1974 r. o zaopatrzeniu inwalidów wojennych i wojskowych oraz ich rodzin

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