20 CFR § 408.310 - What makes an application a claim for SVB?

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title: "20 CFR § 408.310 - What makes an application a claim for SVB?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "408.310"
section_name: "What makes an application a claim for SVB?"
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "408"
part_name: "SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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# 408.310 What makes an application a claim for SVB?

To be considered a claim for SVB, an application must generally meet all of the following conditions:

(a) It must be on the prescribed SVB application form (SSA-2000-F6, Application for Special Benefits for World War II Veterans).

(b) It must be completed and filed with SSA as described in § 408.325.

(c) It must be signed by you or by someone who may sign an application for you as described in § 408.315.

(d) You must be alive at the time it is filed.