Key legal question
Whether the Federal Administrative Court’s factual findings on work capacity and medical evidence were manifestly inaccurate or unlawful.
Extracted holding
No. The lower court’s assessment based on the SMR doctor’s reports was not arbitrary and remained binding.
Extracted reasoning
The challenged medical evidence was properly evaluated; the SMR report was not a party report merely because the doctor did not examine the claimant personally, and it could be based on the file. The Italian assessments were not decisive without objective corroboration.