Copenhagen court rules Morten Storm is entitled to 82% disability pension

Morten Storm has won a court ruling that increases his entitlement to a Danish disability pension, after arguing that time spent abroad should count toward his eligibility.

The Copenhagen City Court ruled Monday that the Appeals Board must recognize Storm’s right to 82% of a full early-retirement disability pension. The civil case was heard earlier in the summer.

Storm had claimed he should receive 92% of the full pension. The Appeals Board sought to have the case dismissed. He had previously been granted 67%, because he had not maintained a permanent residence in Denmark for 90% of the period between turning 15 and being awarded the pension.

The ruling concerns an exception in Danish pension law. Time spent abroad can be treated as residence in Denmark when a person works overseas as a representative of a Danish public authority and in Denmark’s public interest. Storm has previously told media outlets and written in books that he worked for Denmark’s Police Intelligence Service, known as PET.