Denial of Vocational Rehabilitation Overturned Due to Outdated Medical Assessment

The applicant, who sustained a work-related injury leading to permanent consequences, sought vocational rehabilitation through disability insurance, which the administrative body denied, asserting that the existing vocational prospects for a change in occupation were not sufficiently promising to warrant the measure. The court found that the administrative body's assessment of the claimant's realistic employment opportunities after rehabilitation was based on an outdated medical assessment and insufficient consideration of the applicant's specific circumstances and abilities, thereby concluding that the denial of vocational rehabilitation benefits was unjustified.