---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 217.19"
title: "20"
number: "217.19"
heading: "Representative of the claimant selected after application is filed."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/217.19"
---

# §217.19. Representative of the claimant selected after application is filed.

- (a) **Before benefits awarded.** If the Board selects a representative for an incompetent claimant (see [part 266](/cfr/20/part266.md) of this chapter) after an application is filed but before the benefit is awarded, a new benefit application must be filed by the representative. However, benefits will be paid using the filing date of the original benefit application.
- (b) **After benefits awarded.** If the Board selects a representative after a monthly annuity was awarded to another person, the representative must apply as a substitute payee on a form specifically designed for that purpose. A new annuity application is not required.

## 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.