Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the insured person was entitled to free legal aid in the objection proceedings concerning waiver of repayment of overpaid supplementary benefits.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. In the circumstances, legal representation was not objectively necessary and the objection was not shown to be sufficiently non-frivolous to justify free legal aid.
Extrahierte Begründung
The case mainly required explaining why the insured person’s conduct was not culpably improper. The legal assessment was secondary and no additional relevant circumstances beyond those already raised by the advisory office were shown. The insured person had breached reporting and review duties in a way that excluded good faith.