In re the Claim of Sorge

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 17, 1999, which, inter alla, denied claimant’s application to reopen a previous decision denying his application for unemployment insurance benefits.

After the initial determination of the local unemployment insurance office found claimant ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits, claimant requested a hearing which he failed to attend. Based upon claimant’s default, the initial determination was sustained. Nearly three months later, claimant applied to reopen the decision. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal…