Question juridique clé
Whether the insurer must cover the costs of bilateral breast reconstruction after bilateral mastectomy under the mandatory health insurance scheme.
Solution extraite
Yes. Because the insurer had recognized the bilateral mastectomy as medically indicated treatment, the insured is entitled to restoration of two symmetrical breasts by bilateral reconstruction.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the right breast removal was not treated as merely cosmetic symmetry surgery but as part of a medically indicated disease treatment accepted by the insurer. Once bilateral mastectomy was covered, the general rules and Anhang 1 Ziff. 1.1 KLV entitled the insured to reconstruction to restore physical and psychological integrity.