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| TITLE | Ulsan District Court 2022GuHap6189 Decided February 2, 2023: Confirmed 【Revocation of Decision on Requirements for Persons of Distinguished Service to the State】 [full Text] |
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| 【Main Issues and Holdings】 In the case where: (a) Party A, who was appointed as a fire officer and retired after working for about 31 years, was diagnosed with “Parkinson’s Syndrome, Multiple System Atrophy” at a hospital and applied to the head of the Ministry for Patriots’ and Veterans’ Affairs with jurisdiction for registration as a person of distinguished service to the state; (b) the head of the Ministry for Patriots’ and Veterans’ Affairs with jurisdiction determined that the above injury or disease was not directly caused by the performance of duties, education and training directly related to the national defense, security, etc.; (c) however, the occurrence or worsening of the injury or disease had a significant causal relationship with the performance of duties; (d) Party A was subject to the requirements for persons eligible for veteran’s compensation (military personnel or police officers injured in a disaster) but does not fall under the requirements for a person of distinguished service to the state (military personnel or police officers injured in the course of performing duties), it was held that Party A is subject to the requirements under Article 4(1)(vi) of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of and Support for Persons of Distinguished Service to the State. | |
