Key legal question
When did the disability waiting period begin for the insured person?
Extracted holding
The waiting period was bindingly established, vis-à-vis the pension fund, as having started at least on 2001-10-01; an earlier date could be left open.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Court upheld the cantonal finding that the insured had been fully unable to work in his usual occupation from 2001-05-01, but held that for the pension fund the IV office's findings before 2001-10-01 were not binding because the disability claim was filed late. Thus, only the period from 2001-10-01 onwards had binding effect.