Because the Notice of Change of Benefits provides “notice of the retroactive award of benefits, a contingent-based fee [can] be calculated” based on that Notice of Change of Benefits. Esposito v. Saul, 2020 WL 3026459, at *3 (D. Conn. June 5, 2020).
Courts have applied Sinkler's 14-day limitations period to mailings containing information as to the amount of benefits even where the information was contained in a “Notice of Change in Benefits” rather than a “Notice of Award.” See Phillip v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 2021 WL 681289 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 22, 2021); Esposito v. Saul, 2020 WL 3026459, at *2 (D. Conn. June 5, 2020). We note further that the wording of the Notice of Change in Benefits letter in this case suggests that it constitutes the first notice of the benefits calculation.
A notice of change in benefits letter is not the same as a notice of award letter, however. See Esposito v. Saul, 2020 WL 3026459, at *2-3 (D. Conn. June 5, 2020). So, on July 23, 2021, this Court ordered Jeffrey's counsel to advise the Court whether he had received a notice of award letter. Docket Item 22.