20 CFR 219.63
§ 219.63 What evidence is required to establish “good cause”.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 219.63, § 219.63 What evidence is required to establish “good cause”, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77190
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The Board will ask for the following evidence of “good cause”:
(a) The claimant's signed statement explaining why he or she did not file the application for lump-sum death payment or annuity unpaid at death or the parent's proof of support within the specified two-year period.
(b) If the statement in paragraph (a) of this section or other evidence raises a reasonable doubt as to whether there was good cause, other convincing evidence to establish “good cause”.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.