Facts
Jean-Claude Bobillier, born in 1958, was reported to the disability insurance on June 19, 1970 by his father due to behavioral disorders. On September 9, 1970, the Neuchâtel Cantonal Disability Insurance Commission rejected the request for coverage of the costs of a 3-month observation stay at Le Bercail, on the grounds that this stay did not constitute a rehabilitation measure covered by disability insurance. The parents appealed against this decision.Considerations
According to Art. 78 para. 3 InvIO, investigative measures are covered by disability insurance when they have been ordered by the commission or, failing that, if they were indispensable for the granting of benefits or were an integral part of rehabilitation measures granted retrospectively. In this case, the observation stay at Le Bercail was intended to allow the establishment of a precise diagnosis, which constituted a necessary investigative measure. Although this measure was not ordered by the administration, the insured person who reported in a timely manner must not suffer prejudice due to the…