Pension Fund Disability Benefit Calculation Dispute

An individual, acting as the claimant, disputed a decision by a pension fund, the defendant, regarding the calculation of disability benefits following an occupational accident that resulted in a medical restriction of capacity to work by 50%. The court reasoned that the applicable pension fund regulations, which mandated a reduction in the pension amount if the beneficiary was also entitled to loss-of-earning capacity benefits from statutory accident insurance, were valid and that the calculation method used by the pension fund, which took into account the full statutory benefit amount even though the claimant only received a partial disbursement due to an offset provision, was correct, thereby dismissing the appeal.