Disability Insurance Benefits Appeal: Pre-existing Condition Causation
Switzerland · Canton of Schwyz (CH-SZ)
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AI generatedA claimant appealed a decision regarding disability insurance benefits, arguing for coverage based on a pre-existing condition that allegedly worsened after an accident. The court found that the evidence did not establish a direct causal link between the subsequent accident and the current, more severe state of the claimant's condition, as the progression of the underlying illness was already significant before the accident, leading to the rejection of the appeal.
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AI generatedDisability Insurance Benefits Appeal: Pre-existing Condition Causation: The court found that the evidence did not establish a direct causal link between the subsequent accident and the current, more severe state of the claimant's condition, as the progression of the underlying illness was already significant before the accident, leading to the rejection of the appeal.
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\n\n| | | |\n I 2018 107 |\n |\n \n\n
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\n\n| | | |\n |\n Entscheid vom 11. März 2019 |\n \n\n
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\n\n| | | |\n Besetzung |\n lic.iur. Gion Tomaschett, Vizepräsident |\n \n|\n |\n Dr.med. Bernhard Zumsteg, Richter Dr.med. Urs Gössi, Richter |\n \n|\n |\n MLaw Manuel Gamma, Gerichtsschreiber |\n \n\n
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\n\n| | | |\n Parteien |\n A.________, \n Beschwerdeführerin, \n vertreten durch Rechtsanwalt lic.iur. B.________, |\n \n|\n |\n gegen |\n \n|\n |\n IV-Stelle Schwyz, Rechtsdienst, Postfach 53, 6431 Schwyz, \n Vorinstanz, |\n \n\n
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\n\n| | | |\n Gegenstand |\n Invalidenversicherung (Leistungen) |\n \n\n
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