20 CFR 404.904
§ 404.904 Notice of the initial determination.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 404.904, § 404.904 Notice of the initial determination, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78428
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We will mail a written notice of our initial determination to you at your last known address. The written notice will explain in simple and clear language what we have determined and the reasons for and the effect of our determination. If our determination involves a determination of disability that is in whole or in part unfavorable to you, our written notice also will contain in understandable language a statement of the case setting forth the evidence on which our determination is based. The notice also will inform you of your right to reconsideration. We will not mail a notice if the beneficiary's entitlement to benefits has ended because of his or her death.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.