Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the IV office’s 10 June 2011 letter was a non-entry decision on the reconsideration request or a merits decision after reconsideration review.
Decisione estratta
The office had examined the reconsideration criteria and reaffirmed the original refusal; the letter was therefore a merits decision, not a non-entry decision.
Motivazione estratta
The wording suggested non-entry, but the reasoning addressed the correctness and material significance of reconsideration under Art. 53(2) ATSG. Further substantive reasons on the allowance claim were unnecessary once the office had rejected reconsideration and maintained the prior refusal.