The National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR) issued a press release July 28, 2011, explaining the details of a new and troubling policy of the Social Security Administration. In a nutshell, the new policy is that a person whose claim for Social Security disability has been denied cannot file a new claim while the denial is being appealed.
The reason this is so bad for claimants is a little complicated to explain, but it is definitely not good news for disabled people. Here is the NOSSCR explanation...
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