LPP benefits require incapacity while still employed

ATA/731/1996Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberDec 10, 1996Dismissed

Extracted by Omnilex

Omnilex summary

The claimant sought occupational pension benefits under the LPP. The court held that entitlement depends on proving an incapacity to work while the insured person was still employed. Because that proof was not provided, the claim for benefits failed.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 23 LPP; entitlement to occupational pension benefits and onset of incapacity to work: the insured event is covered only if the relevant incapacity for work begins during the period of insured employment. The claimant bears the burden of proving this temporal link. If it cannot be established that the incapacity arose while the employment relationship still subsisted, no right to LPP benefits exists.

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Descripteurs

PREVOYANCE PROFESSIONNELLE; ASSURANCE SOCIALE; AFFILIATION; INCAPACITE DE TRAVAIL; DROIT A LA PRESTATION D'ASSURANCE; DEBUT; ASSU

Normes

LPP.23

Résumé

N'a pas droit aux prestations LPP, celui qui ne peut prouver qu'il a subi une incapacité de travail alors qu'il était encore en emploi.

Keywords

occupational pensionincapacity for workinsured eventburden of proofemployment relationship

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether entitlement to LPP benefits exists without proof of incapacity to work while still employed.

Extracted holding

No entitlement arises unless the insured person proves an incapacity to work occurred during the period of employment.

Extracted reasoning

Under Art. 23 LPP, the decisive link is the onset of incapacity during the insured employment relationship; absent proof of that fact, the claim fails.

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