Last Update: 7/27/2015 (Transmittal I-3-121)
HA 01390.030 Reopening for Any
Reason Within 12 Months
Renumbered from HALLEX section I-3-9-30
The Appeals Council (AC) may reopen an initial, revised, or
reconsidered determination or a decision or revised decision under
title II or title XVI for any reason within 12 months from the date
of the notice of the initial determination (see 20 CFR 404.988(a) and 416.1488(a)).
However, reopening within 12 months is not automatic. The
AC can deny a request to reopen within 12 months if there is no
reason to revise the prior determination or decision.
This does not mean the claimant has
to submit a reason for revising the prior determination or decision.
Rather, the AC will evaluate whether the record demonstrates a reason
for revising the prior determination or decision.