Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the insured person had a right to a full cash buyout of the old-age pension.
Decisione estratta
No. The relevant pension fund rules made a full buyout discretionary, not a legal entitlement, and the fund's refusal was not unreasonable.
Motivazione estratta
Art. 37 BVG establishes pension payments as the rule and only allows a statutory quarter capital option; the cantonal pension rules provided a buyout only in exceptional cases and in agreement with the fund. The fund's criteria of financial security and health were consistent with the pension purpose.