Question juridique clé
Whether the SMR medical report could be relied on to deny disability benefits despite earlier private expert opinions
Solution extraite
The SMR report had full probative value; the lower court was entitled to prefer it over the other medical opinions.
Motifs extraits
Swiss evidentiary law does not establish a rigid hierarchy among medical reports. What matters is the content, completeness, and reasoned assessment. The appellant failed to show concrete defects in the SMR report or to demonstrate that the opposing reports were more persuasive.