Supreme Court dismissed pension claim as disability existed before employment and did not worsen during work.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Urszula W. against a social insurance office's refusal of a disability pension. The court found that while the applicant had a vision defect causing practical monocular vision since childhood, this condition did not worsen to the extent of preventing her from performing her cleaning job during employment. Consequently, the court ruled that the statutory requirement for a disability to arise or significantly worsen during the employment period was not met.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 57 ust. 1 pkt 1, 3 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r. o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych; A disability pension requires a significant worsening of health during employment that prevents work within existing limitations, which was not established when the condition existed prior to employment.