---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 429.207"
title: "20"
number: "429.207"
heading: "What are the procedures for filing a claim?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/429.207"
---

# §429.207. What are the procedures for filing a claim?

- (a) **Form of claim.** Your claim must be presented in writing (SSA Form 1481 is available for this purpose). Any writing received by the SSA Claims Officer within the time limits set forth in [§ 429.202(d)](/cfr/20/429.202.md?p=d) will be accepted and considered a claim under the MPCECA if it constitutes a demand for compensation from SSA. A demand is required to be for a specific sum of money.
- (b) **Award.** The SSA Claims Officer is authorized to settle claims filed under this subpart.
- (c) **Notification.** The deciding official will provide you with a written determination on your claim.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5); 28 U.S.C. 2672; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 28 CFR 14.11.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 48768, Aug. 11, 2004, unless otherwise noted.