Facts
A., born in 1960, reported to the Disability Insurance (IV) Office of the Canton of Zurich in 2002 due to back problems and a depressive condition to claim a disability pension. The IV Office initially granted him a full pension, but reduced it to a three-quarter pension in 2008. In 2015, the IV Office completely revoked the pension. The Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich then awarded A. a quarter pension as of July 1, 2015.
The IV Office appealed this decision to the Federal Supreme Court with the aim of confirming the decision of May 11, 2015 and establishing that there is no entitlement to a pension.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court overturned the decision of the lower court and confirmed the IV Office's decision of May 11, 2015. It concluded that no deduction from the standard wage is justified and the degree of disability is therefore 30%, meaning there is no entitlement to a pension.
The Federal Supreme Court explained that when determining the disabled person's income, a deduction from the standard wage is generally possible to take into account personal and professional characteristics. However,…