Work injury claim dismissed because pre-existing pain was not a direct cause of the new muscle tear.
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the claimant's request for work injury compensation following a tear in the biceps brachii. The claimant argued that a pre-existing, severe pain in the elbow was the direct cause of the injury sustained during work. The court ruled that the pre-existing condition was merely a contributing factor rather than the direct cause of the new injury.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IAAccident Act; Work Injury Act: A pre-existing medical condition constitutes a direct cause of a work injury only if the injury would not have occurred without that condition, not merely if it aggravated the symptoms.
Parole chiave
Generato dall'IADisposizioni normative citate
Generato dall'IADecisioni correlate
Generato dall'IATesto completo
A oli tuntenut painavaa elementtiä nostaessaan vasemman käden kyynärpään sisäpuolella pistävää kipua. Hänellä oli sittemmin todettu vasemman hauislihaksen etäisemmän pään repeämä. Kysymys oikeudesta tapaturmavakuutuslain mukaiseen korvaukseen.