Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the claimant was entitled to free legal assistance in the IV rehabilitation proceedings before 22 April 2009.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No entitlement arose before 22 April 2009; the administrative inquiry was not unusually lengthy or legally complex enough to require counsel, and the office could limit legal aid to a severable part of the dispute.
Extrahierte Begründung
The need for an ophthalmic assessment was triggered by the claimant's health-based reduction of workload. The case did not involve a prolonged, exceptional clarification phase. Free representation in internal administrative proceedings is granted only restrictively, especially before a draft decision. Partial legal aid is permissible when the dispute can sensibly be divided into separate issues.