i believe that there are only 60 days to file in federal court once you are turned down by the appeals council.


you may well be able to file in federal court at the same time as filing a new claim because at that time you have gone through the entire process with the social security administration and they have made their final decision. At that point you are going outside of that system and filing a case in federal court.

either way i wouldnt wait too long to file with federal court because of the 60 day limit, and also to file a new case with social security if possible because as you know for ssdi you dont remain eligible basically past 5 years since you last worked.