Jugement Kantonsgericht (VD - 2017/47)

Canton:	VD
Case number:	2017/47

Instance:	Kantonsgericht
Department:	Sozialversicherungsgericht

Kantonsgericht Entscheid 2017/47 vom 19.08.2019 (VD)

Date:	19.08.2019
Force of law:	-

Summary:	A 54-year-old newspaper distributor suffered a serious back injury in an accident at work. The accident insurance refused to give him a pension because he was not considered to be unable to work. The insured sued before the Swiss Insurance Court. The court ruled in favor of the insured and awarded him a pension. The pension was set at 70% due to the high degree of disability. More detailed summary The 54-year-old newspaper distributor A. Q. had been working for the company [...] as a newspaper distributor since 2001. On September 14, 2015, he suffered a serious back injury in an accident at work. He was no longer able to take up his work and became unable to work. The accident insurance refused to pay the insured a pension because he was not considered to be unable to work. It came to the conclusion that the insured could continue to carry out his work as a newspaper distributor even with his back injury. The insured sued before the Swis
Rule of Law:	Art. 100 LTF;Art. 16 LP;Art. 49 LP;Art. 55 LP;Art. 6 LP;Art. 60 LP;Art. 7 LP;Art. 8 LP;Art. 94 LP;
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Comment:	-

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