20 CFR § 404.959 - Effect of dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
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title: "20 CFR § 404.959 - Effect of dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
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section_name: "Effect of dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge."
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part_name: "FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )"
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# 404.959 Effect of dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
The dismissal of a request for a hearing is binding, unless it is vacated by an administrative law judge or the Appeals Council.
[45 FR 52081, Aug. 5, 1980, as amended at 51 FR 303, Jan. 3, 1986]