Key legal question
Whether the claimant satisfied the ten-year uninterrupted residence requirement for supplementary benefits despite stays abroad.
Extracted holding
No. The claimant's absence from Switzerland exceeded three months, and no compelling reason justified extending that period.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that the waiting period is interrupted once an absence exceeds three months unless compelling reasons exist, limited to serious illness/accident of the claimant or force majeure. The medical documents did not show a medical necessity for treatment in India.