{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.901","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.901","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this subpart:\nDate 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.\nDecision means the decision made by an administrative law judge or the Appeals Council.\nDetermination means the initial determination or the reconsidered determination.\nPreponderance 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.\nRemand means to return a case for further review.\nSubstantial evidence means such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.\nVacate means to set aside a previous action.\nWaive means to give up a right knowingly and voluntarily.\nWe, us, or our refers to the Social Security Administration.\nYou or your refers to any person claiming a right under the old age, disability, dependents' or survivors' benefits program.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"c73aa73f3663731ec597a6e494eede210ef00a098e60402d448373ca341b07bc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.900","next":"us/20-cfr-404.902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}