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II 2025 9 • VG SZ II 2025 9 AI generated

Supplementary Benefits Denial Due to Unjustified Asset Transfer

Case Number II 2025 9
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Schwyz (CH-SZ)
Decision Date

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A claimant for supplementary benefits was denied coverage because the responsible compensation fund determined that the claimant transferred assets to a third party shortly before applying, leading to an assumption of asset relinquishment without proper justification. The court, reviewing the decision regarding supplementary benefits based on asset relinquishment, upheld the rejection, reasoning that the burden of proof rests on the applicant to demonstrate that the transfer of assets was necessary and not made with the intention of circumventing the rules for receiving benefits, and in this case, the applicant failed to provide sufficient justification for the disposition of the assets.

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Supplementary Benefits Denial Due to Unjustified Asset Transfer: The court, reviewing the decision regarding supplementary benefits based on asset relinquishment, upheld the rejection, reasoning that the burden of proof rests on the applicant to demonstrate that the transfer of assets was necessary and not made with the intention of circumventing the rules for receiving benefits, and in this case, the applicant failed to provide sufficient justification for the disposition of the assets.

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\n\n| | | |\n |\n Entscheid vom 24. Juli 2025 |\n \n\n

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\n\n| | | |\n Besetzung |\n Dr.iur. Jeremias Fellmann, Vizepräsident |\n \n|\n |\n Dr.oec. Andreas Risi, Richter Dr.iur. Frank Lampert, Richter |\n \n|\n |\n MLaw Marco Lacher, Gerichtsschreiber |\n \n\n

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\n\n| | | |\n Parteien |\n A.________, \n Beschwerdeführer, \n vertreten durch Rechtsanwältin MLaw B.________, |\n \n|\n |\n gegen |\n \n|\n |\n Ausgleichskasse Schwyz, Rechtsdienst, Postfach 53, 6431 Schwyz, \n Vorinstanz, |\n \n\n

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\n\n| | | |\n Gegenstand |\n Ergänzungsleistungen (Vermögensverzicht) |\n \n\n

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