---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 217.11"
title: "20"
number: "217.11"
heading: "“Good cause” for delay in filing application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/217.11"
---

# §217.11. “Good cause” for delay in filing application.

- (a) An applicant has “good cause” for a delay in the filing of an application for a lump-sum death payment or an annuity unpaid at death, as shown in § [217.9(c)(1)](/cfr/20/217.9.md?p=c-1) and [(2)](/cfr/20/217.9.md?p=c-2), if the delay was due to—
  - (1) Circumstances beyond the applicant's control, such as extended illiness, mental or physical incapacity, or communication difficulties; or
  - (2) Incorrect or incomplete information furnished by the Board; or
  - (3) Efforts by the applicant to secure evidence without realizing that evidence could be submitted after filing an application; or
  - (4) Unusual or unavoidable circumstances which show that the applicant could not reasonably be expected to have been aware of the need to file an application within the set time limit.
- (b) An applicant does not have good cause for a delay in filing if he or she was informed of the need to file within the set time limit but neglected to do so or decided not to file.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231d and 45 U.S.C. 231f.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 7647, Feb. 22, 1982, unless otherwise noted.