Facts
The appellant, [F.] , born 1962, was employed as a packer and packager at 70% since 1998. She is the mother of two children and was terminated due to health reasons at the end of May 2005. On May 12, 2005, she applied for benefits from the Invalidity Insurance and requested vocational counseling. The InvIA office of the Canton of Aargau gathered information on her health and employment situation and rejected the claim for vocational clarification measures due to a lack of disability-related difficulties in job searching. The appellant lodged an objection and later an appeal against the decision of the Insurance Court of the Canton of Aargau, which dismissed her appeal.
The appellant requested the award of a full invalidity pension and, in the alternative, the conduct of further investigations. The InvIA office had ordered a medical examination at Clinic [Y.] , which the appellant did not undergo. The InvIA office therefore did not consider the pension application.
Considerations
The Federal Court examined whether the appellant's refusal to undergo the ordered examination was justified. It found that the medical examination was necessary and reasonable to clarify the relevant facts. The appellant had not been willing to undergo the examination, although she had been reminded in writing by the InvIA office and informed of the legal consequences.
The court found that the appellant had acted in an abusive manner by…