{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-725.306","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 725.306","heading":"Withdrawal of a claim.","body":"(a) A claimant or an individual authorized to execute a claim on a claimant's behalf or on behalf of claimant's estate under § 725.305, may withdraw a previously filed claim provided that:\n(1) He or she files a written request with the appropriate adjudication officer indicating the reasons for seeking withdrawal of the claim;\n(2) The appropriate adjudication officer approves the request for withdrawal on the grounds that it is in the best interests of the claimant or his or her estate, and;\n(3) Any payments made to the claimant in accordance with § 725.522 are reimbursed.\n(b) When a claim has been withdrawn under paragraph (a) of this section, the claim will be considered not to have been filed.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED","PART 725—CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart C—Filing of Claims"],"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":"e3f5ddfdf268c34cdf2c1e2ee5af49fd09d6271039b1a7aaa579922567bd1aa1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-725.305","next":"us/20-cfr-725.307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}