Question juridique clé
Whether the respiratory complaints constituted an occupational disease under accident insurance law
Solution extraite
The recurring bronchial illnesses from 2003 to August 2005 were predominantly caused by workplace exposure, so accident insurer benefits are owed for that period, subject to remaining entitlement conditions.
Motifs extraits
The expert evidence showed bronchitic symptoms during employment linked with predominant probability to toner dust, sprays and solvents. Although no permanent lung pathology was proven later, the during-employment illnesses met the causal threshold for an occupational disease.