| Canton: | VD |
| Case number: | 2020/115 |
| Instance: | Kantonsgericht |
| Department: | Sozialversicherungsgericht |
| Date: | 09.03.2020 |
| Force of law: | - |
| Summary: | In a judgment of March 9, 2020, the Federal Court ruled that a child with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome is entitled to a disability pension. The child suffers from severe mental retardation and behavioral problems that prevent him from completing his daily tasks independently. The federal court has awarded a disability pension to a child with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. The child suffers from severe mental retardation and behavioral problems. The disabilities prevent the child from doing his daily tasks independently. The federal Court has established that the child is dependent on the help of others. The pension is intended to support the child in coping with his everyday life. More details: The child was born in 2015 and has a congenital metabolic defect. The defect leads to mental retardation and behavioral abnormalities. The child depends on the help of others to move, eat and communicate. The Federal Court has ruled that the disabilities affect the child to a considerable extent in his way of life. The pension is intended to support the child in coping with his everyday life and to enable him to lead a life that is as self-determined as possible. |
| Rule of Law: | Art. 100 LTF;Art. 123 CPC;Art. 13 LP;Art. 18 LP;Art. 40 LAVS;Art. 56 LP;Art. 60 LP;Art. 9 LP; |
| BGE reference:: | - |
| Comment: | - |
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