Social security benefits denied due to missing medical certificate proving inability to work on specific date.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an insured individual against a lower court's denial of sick pay. The insured argued that the lower court erred by refusing to appoint an expert to determine if his illnesses were the same, while the Social Security Institution contended that a medical certificate is the sole proof of inability to work. The court ruled that the specific fact of illness continuity was legally irrelevant because the insured lacked a certificate proving inability to work on the critical date, thus breaking the legal chain for benefits.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1; Art. 7 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach pieniężnych z ubezpieczenia społecznego w razie choroby i macierzyństwa; The right to sick pay depends strictly on a medical certificate proving inability to work on the specific date, and the continuity of illness is established only by such certificates, rendering expert opinions on the identity of prior illnesses legally irrelevant.