Question juridique clé
Whether the depleted vested-benefits capital had to be counted as waived assets under Art. 11 Abs. 1 lit. g ELG.
Solution extraite
The capital depletion qualified as waived assets because the respondent was not proven to have acted with the requisite capacity during the relevant spending period.
Motifs extraits
For large-scale asset dissipation, capacity is assessed in relation to the whole course of conduct; the medical evidence of a schizoaffective disorder and hospitalizations supported a finding, on the balance of probabilities, that the respondent lacked the capacity needed for a valid waiver act.