§ 404.901 Definitions.
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Title 20 CFR: Employees' Benefits › Chapter III: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION › Part 404: FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) › Subpart J: Determinations, Administrative Review Process, and Reopening of Determinations and Decisions › § 404.901: § 404.901 Definitions.
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As used in this subpart:
Date you receive notice
means 5 days after the date on the notice, unless you show us that you did not receive it within the 5-day period.
Decision
means the decision made by an administrative law judge or the Appeals Council.
Determination
means the initial determination or the reconsidered determination.
Preponderance of the evidence
means such relevant evidence that as a whole shows that the existence of the fact to be proven is more likely than not.
Remand
means to return a case for further review.
Substantial evidence
means such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.
Vacate
means to set aside a previous action.
Waive
means to give up a right knowingly and voluntarily.
We, us,
or
our
refers to the Social Security Administration.
You
or
your
refers to any person claiming a right under the old age, disability, dependents' or survivors' benefits program.
[45 FR 52081, Aug. 5, 1980, as amended at 73 FR 76943, Dec. 18, 2008]
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