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  1. Title 20 —Employees' Benefits
  2. Chapter III —Social Security Administration
  3. Part 404 —Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (1950- )
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Title 20Employees' BenefitsPart / Section
Chapter IIISocial Security Administration400 – 499
Part 404Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (1950- )404.1 – 404.2127
Subpart JDeterminations, Administrative Review Process, and Reopening of Determinations and Decisions404.900 – 404.999d
Introduction, Definitions, and Initial Determinations404.900 – 404.906
§ 404.900Introduction.
§ 404.901Definitions.
§ 404.902Administrative actions that are initial determinations.
§ 404.903Administrative actions that are not initial determinations.
§ 404.904Notice of the initial determination.
§ 404.905Effect of an initial determination.
§ 404.906Testing modifications to the disability determination procedures.
Reconsideration404.907 – 404.922
§ 404.907Reconsideration—general.
§ 404.908Parties to a reconsideration.
§ 404.909How to request reconsideration.
§ 404.911Good cause for missing the deadline to request review.
§ 404.913Reconsideration procedures.
§ 404.914Disability hearing—general.
§ 404.915Disability hearing—disability hearing officers.
§ 404.916Disability hearing—procedures.
§ 404.917Disability hearing—disability hearing officer's reconsidered determination.
§ 404.918Disability hearing—review of the disability hearing officer's reconsidered determination before it is issued.
§ 404.919Notice of another person's request for reconsideration.
§ 404.920Reconsidered determination.
§ 404.921Effect of a reconsidered determination.
§ 404.922Notice of a reconsidered determination.
Expedited Appeals Process404.923 – 404.928
§ 404.923Expedited appeals process—general.
§ 404.924When the expedited appeals process may be used.
§ 404.925How to request expedited appeals process.
§ 404.926Agreement in expedited appeals process.
§ 404.927Effect of expedited appeals process agreement.
§ 404.928Expedited appeals process request that does not result in agreement.
Hearing Before an Administrative Law Judge404.929 – 404.943
§ 404.929Hearing before an administrative law judge—general.
§ 404.930Availability of a hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.932Parties to a hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.933How to request a hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.935Submitting written evidence to an administrative law judge.
§ 404.936Time, place, and manner of appearance for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.937Protecting the safety of the public and our employees in our hearing process.
§ 404.938Notice of a hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.939Objections to the issues.
§ 404.940Disqualification of the administrative law judge.
§ 404.941Prehearing case review.
§ 404.942Prehearing proceedings and decisions by attorney advisors.
§ 404.943Responsibilities of the adjudication officer.
Administrative Law Judge Hearing Procedures404.944 – 404.965
§ 404.944Administrative law judge hearing procedures—general.
§ 404.946Issues before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.948Deciding a case without an oral hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.949Presenting written statements and oral arguments.
§ 404.950Presenting evidence at a hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.951Official record.
§ 404.952Consolidated hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.953The decision of an administrative law judge.
§ 404.955The effect of a hearing decision.
§ 404.956Removal of a hearing request(s) to the Appeals Council.
§ 404.957Dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.958Notice of dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.959Effect of dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.960Vacating a dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
§ 404.961Prehearing and posthearing conferences.
§ 404.965 [Reserved]
Appeals Council Review404.966 – 404.982
§ 404.966 [Reserved]
§ 404.967Appeals Council review—general.
§ 404.968How to request Appeals Council review.
§ 404.969Appeals Council initiates review.
§ 404.970Cases the Appeals Council will review.
§ 404.971Dismissal by Appeals Council.
§ 404.972Effect of dismissal of request for Appeals Council review.
§ 404.973Notice of Appeals Council review.
§ 404.974Obtaining evidence from Appeals Council.
§ 404.975Filing briefs with the Appeals Council.
§ 404.976Procedures before the Appeals Council.
§ 404.977Case remanded by Appeals Council.
§ 404.979Decision of Appeals Council.
§ 404.981Effect of Appeals Council's decision or denial of review.
§ 404.982Extension of time to file action in Federal district court.
Court Remand Cases404.983 – 404.985
§ 404.983Case remanded by a Federal court.
§ 404.984Appeals Council review of hearing decision in a case remanded by a Federal court.
§ 404.985Application of circuit court law.
Reopening and Revising Determinations and Decisions404.987 – 404.996
§ 404.987Reopening and revising determinations and decisions.
§ 404.988Conditions for reopening.
§ 404.989Good cause for reopening.
§ 404.990Finality of determinations and decisions on revision of an earnings record.
§ 404.991Finality of determinations and decisions to suspend benefit payments for entire taxable year because of earnings.
§ 404.991aLate completion of timely investigation.
§ 404.992Notice of revised determination or decision.
§ 404.993Effect of revised determination or decision.
§ 404.994Time and place to request a hearing on revised determination or decision.
§ 404.995Finality of findings when later claim is filed on same earnings record.
§ 404.996Increase in future benefits where time period for reopening expires.
Payment of Certain Travel Expenses404.999a – 404.999d
§ 404.999aPayment of certain travel expenses—general.
§ 404.999bWho may be reimbursed.
§ 404.999cWhat travel expenses are reimbursable.
§ 404.999dWhen and how to claim reimbursement.
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