Questão jurídica principal
Whether the employee’s newly produced AI and PUBLICA pension decisions could be considered on federal administrative appeal
Decisão extraída
Yes. The facts and evidence were admissible because they concerned legally relevant matters the lower commission should have investigated ex officio.
Fundamentação extraída
Under the official investigation principle, the lower authority had to clarify whether a full AI disability pension had been requested or granted, since this directly affected entitlement to the exit indemnity.