# 20 CFR § 404.904: Notice of the initial determination

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.904

## Section

- **Citation:** 20 CFR § 404.904
- **Heading:** Notice of the initial determination
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 20—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 > Introduction, Definitions, and Initial Determinations

## Text

We will mail a written notice of our initial determination to you at your last known address. The written notice will explain in simple and clear language what we have determined and the reasons for and the effect of our determination. If our determination involves a determination of disability that is in whole or in part unfavorable to you, our written notice also will contain in understandable language a statement of the case setting forth the evidence on which our determination is based. The notice also will inform you of your right to reconsideration. We will not mail a notice if the beneficiary's entitlement to benefits has ended because of his or her death.
[72 FR 51177, Sept. 6, 2007]

## Nearby sections

- [20 CFR § 404.900 § 404.900 Introduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.900.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.901 § 404.901 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.901.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.902 § 404.902 Administrative actions that are initial determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.902.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.903 § 404.903 Administrative actions that are not initial determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.903.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.904 § 404.904 Notice of the initial determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.904.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.905 § 404.905 Effect of an initial determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.905.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.906 § 404.906 Testing modifications to the disability determination procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.906.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.907 § 404.907 Reconsideration—general.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.907.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.908 § 404.908 Parties to a reconsideration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.908.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.909 § 404.909 How to request reconsideration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.909.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.911 § 404.911 Good cause for missing the deadline to request review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.911.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.913 § 404.913 Reconsideration procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.913.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.914 § 404.914 Disability hearing—general.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.914.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.915 § 404.915 Disability hearing—disability hearing officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.915.md)

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