20 CFR § 416.1408 - Parties to a reconsideration.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s416.1408"
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title: "20 CFR § 416.1408 - Parties to a reconsideration."
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title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "416.1408"
section_name: "Parties to a reconsideration."
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "416"
part_name: "SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED"
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# 416.1408 Parties to a reconsideration.
(a) *Who may request a reconsideration.* If you are dissatisfied with the initial determination, you may request that we reconsider it. In addition, a person who shows in writing that his or her rights may be adversely affected by the initial determination may request a reconsideration.
(b) *Who are parties to a reconsideration.* After a request for the reconsideration, you and any person who shows in writing that his or her rights are adversely affected by the initial determination will be parties to the reconsideration.