[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: 20CFR429.106]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 429_ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 429.106  Final denial of claims.

    (a) Final denial of an administrative claim shall be in writing and 
sent to the claimant, his attorney, or legal representative by certified 
or registered mail. The notification of final denial may include a 
statement of the reasons for the denial and shall include a statement 
that, if the claimant is dissatisfied with SSA's action, he may file 
suit in an appropriate U.S. District Court not later than 6 months after 
the date of mailing of the notification.
    (b) Prior to the commencement of suit and prior to the expiration of 
the 6-month period after the date of mailing, by certified or registered 
mail of notice of final denial of the claim as provided in 28 U.S.C. 
2401(b), a claimant, his duly authorized agent, or legal representative, 
may file a written request with SSA for reconsideration of a final 
denial of a claim under paragraph (a) of this section. Upon the timely 
filing of a request for reconsideration SSA shall have 6 months from the 
date of filing in which to make a final disposition of the claim and the 
claimant's option under 28 U.S.C. 2675(a) to bring suit shall not accrue 
until 6 months after the filing of a request for reconsideration. Final 
SSA action on a request for reconsideration shall be effected in 
accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section.