[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR408.405]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 408_SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS--Table of 
Contents
 
                     Subpart D_Evidence Requirements
 
Sec. 408.405  When do we require original records or copies as evidence?

    (a) General rule. To prove your qualification for or continuing 
entitlement to SVB, you may be asked to show us an original document or 
record. These original documents or records will be returned to you 
after we have photocopied them. We will also accept copies of original 
records that are properly certified and some uncertified birth 
certifications. These types of records are described in paragraphs (b) 
and (c) of this section.
    (b) Certified copies of original records. You may give us copies of 
original records or extracts from records if they are certified as true 
and exact copies by:
    (1) The official custodian of the record;
    (2) A Social Security Administration employee authorized to certify 
copies;
    (3) A Veterans Affairs employee if the evidence was given to that 
agency to obtain veteran's benefits;
    (4) An employee of the Veterans Affairs Regional Office, Manila, 
Philippines who is authorized to certify copies; or
    (5) A U.S. Consular Officer or employee of the Department of State 
authorized to certify evidence received outside the United States.
    (c) Uncertified copies of original birth records. You may give us an 
uncertified photocopy of a birth registration notification as evidence 
of age where it is the practice of the local birth registrar to issue 
them in this way.