(A)#
Eligibility for benefits under this subchapter shall be reinstated in any case where the Commissioner determines that an individual described in subparagraph (B) has filed a request for reinstatement meeting the requirements of paragraph (2)(A) during the period prescribed in subparagraph (C). Reinstatement of eligibility shall be in accordance with the terms of this subsection.
(B)#
An individual is described in this subparagraph if—
(i) prior to the month in which the individual files a request for reinstatement— (I) the individual was eligible for benefits under this subchapter on the basis of blindness or disability pursuant to an application filed therefor; and (II) the individual thereafter was ineligible for such benefits due to earned income (or earned and unearned income) for a period of 12 or more consecutive months;
(ii) the individual is blind or disabled and the physical or mental impairment that is the basis for the finding of blindness or disability is the same as (or related to) the physical or mental impairment that was the basis for the finding of blindness or disability that gave rise to the eligibility described in clause (i);
(iii) the individual’s blindness or disability renders the individual unable to perform substantial gainful activity; and
(iv) the individual satisfies the nonmedical requirements for eligibility for benefits under this subchapter.
(B)(i)#
prior to the month in which the individual files a request for reinstatement—
(I) the individual was eligible for benefits under this subchapter on the basis of blindness or disability pursuant to an application filed therefor; and
(II) the individual thereafter was ineligible for such benefits due to earned income (or earned and unearned income) for a period of 12 or more consecutive months;
(B)(i)(I)#
the individual was eligible for benefits under this subchapter on the basis of blindness or disability pursuant to an application filed therefor; and
(C)#
(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the period prescribed in this subparagraph with respect to an individual is 60 consecutive months beginning with the month following the most recent month for which the individual was eligible for a benefit under this subchapter (including section 1382h of this title ) prior to the period of ineligibility described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II).
(ii) In the case of an individual who fails to file a reinstatement request within the period prescribed in clause (i), the Commissioner may extend the period if the Commissioner determines that the individual had good cause for the failure to so file.
(C)(i)#
Except as provided in clause (ii), the period prescribed in this subparagraph with respect to an individual is 60 consecutive months beginning with the month following the most recent month for which the individual was eligible for a benefit under this subchapter (including section 1382h of this title ) prior to the period of ineligibility described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II).
(C)(ii)#
In the case of an individual who fails to file a reinstatement request within the period prescribed in clause (i), the Commissioner may extend the period if the Commissioner determines that the individual had good cause for the failure to so file.