Social Security Court dismisses appeal, ruling administrative delay is not a legal error under pension law.

The Supreme Court dismissed the Social Security Institution's appeal against a lower court ruling that increased a pensioner's backdated benefit. The pensioner had submitted a request for recalculation in 1995, which the agency ignored, and later resubmitted the same documents in 2003 without a formal new application. The court held that administrative delay does not constitute a legal error under the relevant pension statute, as it differs from an explicit refusal to grant or increase benefits. Consequently, the lower court's decision to award the backdated amount without limiting the payment period was deemed lawful.