Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the insured could obtain an AI pension retroactively from 1 November 2000 under former Art. 48 aLAI despite filing late.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The court held that the insured had not shown objective impossibility or force majeure preventing an earlier application, so benefits could only be paid retroactively for the statutory twelve-month period before the claim.
Extrahierte Begründung
The findings of the cantonal court were not arbitrary: the insured had been able to form a new family abroad, seek help from a third party for employer certificates, and undergo psychiatric treatment, showing he was not continuously incapable of acting or of recognizing the invalidating nature of his condition.