Dokumentart(en): Zeitschriftenbeitrag
Titel der Veröffentlichung: Die neue Berufskrankheit (BK) Nummer 2117 - Läsion der Rotatorenmanschette - und der Vorrang der Ergebnisse des Ärztlichen Sachverständigenbeirats Berufskrankheiten (neuer § 1 Absatz 2 BKV) aus juristischer Sicht

The new occupational disease no. 2117 - rotator cuff lesion - and the precedence of the findings of the Medical Advisory Board on Occupational Diseases (new § 1 para. 2 BKV) from a legal perspective

Under current law and established case law, the basis for determining whether an occupational disease (OD) exists must be the current state of scientific knowledge. The new Section 1, Paragraph 2 of the German Occupational Diseases Ordinance (BKV), which mandates that published findings from the German Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (ÄSVB BK) be given priority in determining whether an OD exists, appears to attempt to change this legal situation. However, this provision is not sensible for numerous reasons and is constitutionally ques-tionable. Therefore, it should be interpreted in such a way that these findings are not legally binding and are only to be considered regularly in the context of specifying OD classifications.

From a legal perspective, the new OD No. 2117 raises questions regarding the uniform threshold values for men and women, the interplay of various factors in the overall assessment required in each individual case, and the causal relationship between hand-arm vibrations and the disease.