Facts
The complainant, [G.] , was involved in a rear-end collision on 23 August 2002 and was compulsorily insured against accidents with the Swiss Accident Insurance Institution (SUVA). The SUVA provided the statutory benefits, including medical treatment and daily allowances. After the insured person gave up his job as a sales consultant and became self-employed as a craftsman, the SUVA discontinued the daily allowance payments as of 29 February 2004, as the insured person was again fully capable of working from 1 March 2004. The insured person lodged an appeal and submitted new documents, including a report by Prof. Dr. med. [S.] , who diagnosed an organic cause for the ongoing complaints.
The Administrative Court of the Canton of Obwalden dismissed the appeal, as the SUVA had rightly discontinued the daily allowances for the period from 1 March 2004 to 7 March 2005 due to the insured person's lack of incapacity for work, and the liability of the SUVA for the period from 8 March 2005 was entirely to be denied due to the lack of adequate causality between the accident of 23 August 2002 and the insured person's ongoing complaints.
Considerations
The Federal Court examined the liability of the SUVA for the accident consequences and found that the SUVA had rightly discontinued the daily allowances for the period from 1 March 2004 to 7 March 2005 due to the insured person's lack of incapacity for work. The lower court had found that the insured person was again fully capable of working from 1 March 2004, and the Federal Court confirmed this finding.
The Federal Court…