Medical assessment upheld; 50% work capacity confirmed

ATA/597/1998Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberSep 22, 1998Confirmed

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Omnilex summary

The tribunal administratif upheld the insurer adviser’s medical report and rejected the treating physician’s contrary opinion. It confirmed that the recourante retained a 50% work capacity and therefore dismissed the challenge under LAMal art. 72 para. 2.

Omnilex headnote

LAMal art. 72 al. 2; assessment of work capacity in social insurance proceedings: where competing medical opinions diverge, the court may rely on the insurer’s medical adviser if the report is coherent, reasoned, and sufficiently objective. A treating physician’s opinion is not automatically preferred; it must be assessed in light of its evidentiary force, consistency, and explanatory value. If the adviser’s report is convincing, the court may confirm a residual work capacity and reject the contrary view.

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Descripteurs

ASSURANCE SOCIALE; AM; INCAPACITE DE TRAVAIL; MEDECIN-CONSEIL; ASSU

Normes

LAMAL.72 al.2

Résumé

Le TA a confirmé le rapport médical du médecin-conseil attestant d'une capacité de travail de 50 % de la recourante et écarté celui du médecin-traitant.

Keywords

social insurancemedical evidencework capacityinsurance advisertreating physicianappeal

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the medical report of the insurer's adviser should be accepted over the treating physician's opinion on work capacity.

Extracted holding

The court accepted the adviser’s report and found the appellant capable of working at 50%.

Extracted reasoning

The tribunal considered the adviser’s medical report persuasive and rejected the treating physician’s report.

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