Question juridique clé
Whether the IV office had to conduct a warning and reflection-period procedure before denying benefits
Solution extraite
No. The office did not sanction non-cooperation or refusal of treatment; it merely obtained further medical evidence and then decided the claim on the expanded record.
Motifs extraits
Arts. 21(4) and 43(3) ATSG apply when benefits are reduced/denied because the insured person resists or fails to cooperate with reasonable measures. Here, further assessment was chosen to clarify the file, and once the new expert opinion was available, the office could decide the merits without warning the insured.