20 CFR § 408.1021 - How does the reconsidered determination affect you?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s408.1021"
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title: "20 CFR § 408.1021 - How does the reconsidered determination affect you?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "408.1021"
section_name: "How does the reconsidered determination affect you?"
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "408"
part_name: "SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "68 FR 16418, Apr. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "408"
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# 408.1021 How does the reconsidered determination affect you?

The reconsidered determination is binding unless—

(a) You request a hearing before an administrative law judge within the stated time period and a decision is made;

(b) The expedited appeals process is used; or

(c) The reconsidered determination is revised.