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Division 5: I-5-3
Subject: Disability Matters
This transmittal amends the Hearings, Appeals and Litigation Law (HALLEX) manual chapter I-5-3 to remove temporary instructions for processing subsequent claim(s) while a prior claim is pending review at the Appeals Council.
HALLEX I-5-3-17 – We removed the temporary instruction in its entirety because it was superseded by HALLEX I-1-10.
Date: July 7, 2017