Facts
The complainant, [S.] , received a disability pension from the disability insurance from 2000. In 2010, the IV office of the canton of Thurgau initiated a revision procedure and cancelled the entire pension as of the end of September 2011. The complainant lodged an appeal against this decision and requested that the IV office be required to pay her a full disability pension from 1 September 2008 and thereafter.
The Administrative Court of the canton of Thurgau partially upheld the appeal and found that the complainant was entitled to a full pension until 31 March 2012. The complainant lodged an appeal against this decision and requested that the decision be set aside and the IV office be required to pay a pension from April 2012.
Considerations
The Federal Court partially upheld the appeal and set aside the decision of the Administrative Court of the canton of Thurgau. The matter was remanded to the administration for further clarification in the sense of the considerations and subsequently for a new decision on the complainant's entitlement to a disability pension from 1 April 2012.
The Federal Court found that the lower court had not correctly assessed the status question. The status question relates to the question of whether the complainant would be gainfully employed without health restrictions. The Federal Court decided that the lower court had assessed the status question on the basis of an incomplete determination of the facts and that supplementary clarifications were necessary.
The Federal Court also found that the lower court had not correctly carried out the assessment of disability. The assessment of disability…