Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the IV office lawfully refused to enter into the new pension application for lack of plausible change in facts.
Decisione estratta
Yes. The documents filed before the refusal did not credibly show a relevant change in health since the prior pension decision; only a different assessment of unchanged facts was shown.
Motivazione estratta
Under Art. 87 IVV and the case law on new applications, a claimant must at least make a plausible showing of changed circumstances. Reports filed only in the appeal proceedings were irrelevant to the question whether the administration had to enter into the new application, and the record did not support the claim that a relevant report from Dr. W.________ had been available before the refusal.