{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.924","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.924","heading":"When the expedited appeals process may be used.","body":"You may use the expedited appeals process if all of the following requirements are met:\n(a) We have made an initial and a reconsidered determination; an administrative law judge has made a hearing decision; or Appeals Council review has been requested, but a final decision has not been issued.\n(b) You are a party to the reconsidered determination or the hearing decision.\n(c) You have submitted a written request for the expedited appeals process.\n(d) You have claimed, and we agree, that the only factor preventing a favorable determination or decision is a provision in the law that you believe is unconstitutional.\n(e) If you are not the only party, all parties to the determination or decision agree to request the expedited appeals process.","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":"d37d881a44cce1a0c8c3048842ccbc321b00122c5eeb45b93e33e2c814c3981c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.923","next":"us/20-cfr-404.925"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}