Facts
The appellant, a qualified nurse and mother of three children, has been receiving a full disability pension since 2011 due to persistent mental health issues. In November 2012, she applied for the implementation of vocational reintegration measures. The IV-Stelle (Disability Insurance Office) of the Canton of Thurgau did not enter into the request, as no relevant change in the actual circumstances was apparent. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Thurgau dismissed the appeal filed against this decision.
The appellant then filed a public law appeal with the Federal Supreme Court. She requested that the decision of the IV-Stelle and the cantonal court judgment be set aside and that the IV-Stelle be obliged to implement vocational reintegration measures.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court states that with the 6th IV revision as of January 1, 2012, the instrument of reintegration-oriented pension revision was introduced. Reintegration is provided for pension recipients with presumed reintegration potential, where the state of health or the employment situation has not undergone a significant change in entitlement.
Although there are doubts as to whether the appellant meets the requirements, neither the administration nor the lower instance have established the legally relevant facts for assessing the entitlement to measures for reintegration within the meaning of Art. 8a IVG. The decisive question is not whether the insured person's state of health has improved significantly in…