In re the Claim of Brockman

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 26, 1996, which denied claimant’s application to reopen a previous decision ruling that claimant was ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits because he failed to file a valid original claim.

Claimant’s application for unemployment insurance benefits was ruled invalid by the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board on the ground that it was not filed until 19 months after claimant’s last period of covered employment (see, Labor Law § 596 [1]). The Board further ruled that claimant failed to es*688tablish that he…