John D. YEAZEL, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Appellee

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

In 1989, John Yeazel applied for Social Security disability benefits. The Commissioner of Social Security denied his application, and Yeazel did not appeal the denial. In 1995, Yeazel filed another application for disability benefits. The Commissioner denied this application on the basis of administrative res judicata, concluding that, because the first and second applications raised identical issues, 2 Yeazel’s failure to appeal the denial of the 1989 application precluded the 1995 application. Yeazel sought judicial review of the Commissioner’s decision in the District…