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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 20 - Employees' Benefits |
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Chapter III - Social Security Administration |
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Part 410 - FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, TITLE IV - BLACK LUNG BENEFITS (1969-) |
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Subpart B - Requirements for Entitlement; Duration of Entitlement; Filing of Claims and Evidence |
§ 410.220 - Claim for benefits; definitions.
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For purposes of this part:
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Claim defined. The termclaim means a writing asserting a right to benefits by an individual, or by a proper party on his behalf as defined in § 410.222, which writing is filed with the Administration in accordance with the regulations in this subpart.(b)
Application defined. The termapplication refers only to a writing on a form prescribed in § 410.221.(c)
Claimant defined. The termclaimant refers to the individual who has filed a claim for benefits on his own behalf, or on whose behalf a proper party as defined in § 410.222 has filed a claim.(d)
Applicant defined. The termapplicant refers to the individual who has filed an application on his own behalf, or on behalf of another, for benefits.(e)
Execution of claim defined. The termto execute a claim means to complete and sign an application (but, for an exception, see § 410.234). Irrespective of who may have prepared or completed the application, it is considered to have been executed by or on behalf of the claimant when it is signed by him or by an individual authorized to do so on his behalf (see § 410.222).(f)
Provisions with respect to claims applicable with respect to requests. The provisions of §§ 410.222 through 410.234 (relating to the preparation, execution, or filing of a claim for benefits) are applicable to the preparation, execution, and filing of a written request required under this part, e.g., a request to be selected as representative payee (see § 410.581 et seq.), a request for separate payment of an augmentation (see § 410.511), a request for reconsideration (see § 410.622), etc. In such cases, the termclaimant as used therein refers to the individual filing the request on hisown behalf or the individual on whose behalf such request is filed.