Key legal question
When did the claimant's full invalidity pension begin under the transitional application of the amended IVG provisions?
Extracted holding
Because the July 2008 application was late under Art. 29(1) IVG, the pension could arise no earlier than January 2009; the cantonal court's start date was correct.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that the new six-month application rule applies immediately even when the one-year waiting period had already begun before 1 January 2008. The circular allowing claims until 31 December 2008 was incompatible with the statute; a uniform transitional solution could extend the filing deadline only to the end of June 2008.