---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 416.1489"
title: "20"
number: "416.1489"
heading: "Good cause for reopening."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/416.1489"
---

# §416.1489. Good cause for reopening.

- (a) We will find that there is good cause to reopen a determination or decision if—
  - (1) New and material evidence is furnished;
  - (2) A clerical error was made; or
  - (3) The evidence that was considered in making the determination or decision clearly shows on its face that an error was made.
- (b) We will not find good cause to reopen your case if the only reason for reopening is a change of legal interpretation or administrative ruling upon which the determination or decision was made.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5), 1631, and 1633 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1383, and 1383b); sec. 202, Pub. L. 108-203, 118 Stat. 509 (42 U.S.C. 902 note).

### Source

Source: 45 FR 52096, Aug. 5, 1980, unless otherwise noted.