Reopening Prior Applications greater than four years prior to current Application

The Rules of Social Security Administration allow for the reopening of prior Claims under specific circumstances up to four years prior.However, in the Fourth Circuit a special Ruling applies which allowed me to reopen a Claim that was Filed seven years prior and never Appealed providing 75 months of retroactive benefits after 16 months of representation in my office. This has been a wonderful case to have won for a client who has been cared for by a dedicated sister for many years with little or no help from other family members, financially or emotionally.