Question juridique clé
Whether the applicant's late submission of the deceased husband's tax confirmation was excusable and justified retroactive EL from an earlier month.
Solution extraite
No. The court found no sufficiently proven excusable reason for the late filing; the office could therefore refuse to treat the application retroactively.
Motifs extraits
The applicant had repeated, extended deadlines and more than three months to submit the missing document. Medical evidence was insufficient and non-specific, and the record did not show that psych issues made timely procurement impossible.