# 20 CFR § 404.908: Parties to a reconsideration

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.908

## Section

- **Citation:** 20 CFR § 404.908
- **Heading:** Parties to a reconsideration
- **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 > Reconsideration

## Text

(a) Who may request a reconsideration. If you are dissatisfied with the initial determination, you may request that we reconsider it. In addition, a person who shows in writing that his or her rights may be adversely affected by the initial determination may request a reconsideration.
(b) Who are parties to a reconsideration. After a request for the reconsideration, you and any person who shows in writing that his or her rights are adversely affected by the initial determination will be parties to the reconsideration.

## 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)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.908. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.