§404.610. What makes an application a claim for benefits?
20 C.F.R. § 404.610
We will consider your application a claim for benefits if it generally meets all of the following conditions:
You must file on a prescribed form, as stated in § 404.611. See § 422.505(a) of this chapter for the types of prescribed applications you can file.
You, or someone described in § 404.612 who may sign an application for you, must sign the application.
You must be alive at the time you file (unless one of the limited exceptions in § 404.615 applies).
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[69 FR 498, Jan. 6, 2004]
Authority
Authority: Secs. 202(i), (j), (o), (p), and (r), 205(a), 216(i)(2), 223(b), 228(a), and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(i), (j), (o), (p), and (r), 405(a), 416(i)(2), 423(b), 428(a), and 902(a)(5)).
Source
Source: 44 FR 37209, June 26, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[69 FR 498, Jan. 6, 2004]