Good Cause for Late Filing (Citations: 404.911, 416.1411)
- Correct Answer - If an appeal deadline is missed, and the
claimant wants to appeal, he or she must show "good
cause" for late filing.
Examples of good cause are described in 404.911: -
Correct Answer - • You were seriously ill and were
prevented from contacting us in person, by phone, in
writing, or through a friend, relative, or other person;
,• There was a death or serious illness in your immediate
family;
• Important records were destroyed or damaged by fire or
other accidental cause;
• You were making serious efforts to find necessary
information to support the claim but had not been able to
obtain it within the stated time periods;
• You requested additional information from us explaining
this action within the time limit. Within 60 days of receiving
the explanation you requested reconsideration or a
hearing, or within 30 days of receiving the explanation you
requested Appeals Council review or filed a civil suit;
• We gave you misleading, incorrect or incomplete
information about when and how to request administrative
review or to file a civil suit;
• You did not receive notice of the determination or
decision;
,• You sent the request to another government agency in
good faith within the time limit and the request did not
reach us until after the time period had expired; or
• Unusual or unavoidable circumstances exist, which show
that you could not have known of the need to file timely, or
which prevented you from filing timely.
SSA will consider the following for deciding whether a
claimant had good cause - Correct Answer - • What
circumstances kept the claimant from making the request
on time;
• Whether SSA's action mislead the claimant;
• Whether the claimant did not understand the
requirements;
• Whether the claimant had any physical, mental,
educational, or linguistic limitations which prevented them
from making a timely request or from understanding or
knowing about the need to file a timely request for review.
, Social Security Disability Insurance SSDI - Correct Answer
- Title XVI
SSDI Eligibility - Correct Answer - 1. Is the applicant under
full retirement age (66)?
2. Is the applicant fully insured?
3. Is the applicant insured for disability?
Auxiliary Benefits - Correct Answer - Benefits can be paid
to the disabled worker's family in some cases. Benefits
can be paid to dependent children under the age of 18 or
a spouse (or divorced spouse if married for 10 years)
under the age of 62 who has joint care of the children.
Supplemental Security Insurance SSI - Correct Answer -
Title II
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