Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the insured person was entitled to an invalidity pension from 1 May 1996 based on the assessed loss of earning capacity.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The court held that the relevant income comparison yielded a 45% invalidity rate, entitling him to a quarter pension from 1 May 1996, subject to possible hardship-pension review.
Extrahierte Begründung
The psychiatric and neurological expert reports were credible; the somatoform pain disorder did not further reduce work capacity beyond the 20% medical limitation. Using 1996 comparison incomes, the court accepted a 45% disability rate.