Question juridique clé
Whether the cantonal court could uphold the denial of a disability pension without further medical clarification.
Solution extraite
No. The file contained significant indications of a deterioration in health and work capacity, so the administration had to obtain additional medical evidence before deciding the pension claim.
Motifs extraits
The treating physician's assessments, the increasing and changing medication, and the absence of a convincing basis for relying on the RAD opinion created a natural presumption that the condition had worsened. The RAD view was not based on its own examination and was less persuasive for a spinal disorder.