Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the insured person was entitled to free legal assistance in the IV administrative proceedings for the medical assessment
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The case did not reach the threshold of factual or legal complexity requiring counsel; ordering a medical assessment alone does not create a general right to free representation.
Extrahierte Begründung
The lower court had already defined the procedure after remitting the case, and the insured was considered capable of dealing with the IV process. The appellant's arguments mainly relied on structural concerns about MEDAS and the appointment of experts, which do not by themselves establish objective formal objections or make counsel necessary in every assessment case.