{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.959","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.959","heading":"Effect of dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.","body":"The dismissal of a request for a hearing is binding, unless it is vacated by an administrative law judge or the Appeals Council.","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":"b4fe5780583ab4d4f16d5ab7af155ef6f3c43e301a3077ded40a444d514a89f7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.958","next":"us/20-cfr-404.960"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}