Questão jurídica principal
Whether free legal representation had to be granted for the objection proceedings in disability insurance matters
Decisão extraída
No. The objection proceedings did not present the exceptional legal or factual difficulty required for appointed counsel.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 37(4) ATSG, legal aid in administrative and objection proceedings is granted only when circumstances require it. Here, only the medical assessment was disputed and the objection briefly challenged the expert report, which was of below-average complexity and could not justify counsel as a rule.