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SSR 11-1p general precludes the filing of a new disability application if there is a prior application pending at the Appeals Council. However, revisions in POMS DI 51501.001 provided an exception – new critical condition exception – which allows a claimant with an appeal pending at the Appeals Council to file a new application. Example: …