A duplicate application is an unnecessary application filed for the same benefits or same period of disability for which a previous claim has already been filed.

For duplicate applications:

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  adjudicate the original Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application;

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  mark the paper application or annotate the SSR with "duplicate application"; and

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  file the duplicate application in the SSI claims folder.

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  New Claim or Appeal Filed While a Prior Claim or Appeal is Pending Before the Appeals Council (AC) - Title II or Title XVI, DI 12045.027

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  Duplicate Applications, GN 00204.028

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  Statements and other documentation, GN 00301.285

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  Electronic Evidence Documentation and Retention, GN 00301.286

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  Adjudicating title II when a title XVI application is filed, SI 00601.035