The GKN Group Pension Scheme 2012 (PO-24083)
Complaint Topic: Ill Health
Ref: PO-24083
Outcome: Not upheld
Respondent: Trustee of the GKN Group Pension Scheme 2012 (the Trustee)
Type: Pension complaint or dispute
Date:
Ombudsman’s Determination
Complaint Summary
Mr S has complained that the Trustee has based its decision to decline his application for ill health early retirement (IHER) on flawed medical advice and an incorrect interpretation of the Scheme Rules.
Summary of the Ombudsman’s Determination and reasons
The complaint should not be upheld against the Trustee because although the medical evidence relied upon was not wholly clear in the context of the Scheme Rules, the Trustee has clarified it and can rely upon the medical evidence to make a legitimate decision.
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