Questão jurídica principal
Whether the insured was entitled to free legal aid in the administrative AI proceedings after remand.
Decisão extraída
Yes. Given the factual and legal complexity of the addiction-related disability assessment and the need for active participation in the medical expertise process, legal counsel was objectively necessary.
Fundamentação extraída
The remand instruction made the renewed examination part of the post-remand administrative procedure; the case involved complex medical-legal questions, and the insured lacked the legal knowledge needed to collaborate effectively under Art. 44 LPGA.