Key legal question
Whether the federal appeal is admissible without a prior cantonal decision in a pension dispute under occupational benefits law.
Extracted holding
The appeal is inadmissible because such disputes must first be decided by the cantonal authority designated under Art. 73(1) BVG before the Federal Supreme Court may review them.
Extracted reasoning
Federal Supreme Court review under Art. 82(a) and Art. 86(1)(d) BGG presupposes a cantonal decision rendered pursuant to Art. 73(1) BVG; none existed here.