Question juridique clé
Whether the IV office had to enter into the 2007 new application for disability benefits.
Solution extraite
No. The claimant did not make a credible showing of a legally relevant deterioration in health since the last final merits decision of 28 May 2002.
Motifs extraits
For a new application, the relevant comparison point is the last final decision based on a proper merits assessment. The medical record before and after that decision showed no substantial change; the later reports and the claimant's self-assessment did not credibly establish worsening.