Facts
[A.], born in August 1951, applied to the Compensation Fund of the Canton of St. Gallen for an old-age pension from the Old Age and Survivors' Insurance (AHV) in August 2016. He stated that he had worked in the Principality of Liechtenstein from February 20, 1998 to January 31, 2014. The Compensation Fund granted him an old-age pension of CHF 1,801 per month from September 1, 2016 (partial pension under the pension scale 34). [A.] demanded the granting of a "full pension (scale 44)" of CHF 2,331 per month. The cantonal Social Insurance Court dismissed his appeal.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the contested decision. It stated that according to Art. 52 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, the Compensation Fund was entitled to calculate the old-age pension solely in accordance with the applicable Swiss legal provisions (autonomous benefit). It did not have to take into account the insurance periods completed in…