The Social Security Forum

DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER: Update on Process for Request of AC Review

April 26, 2023

The Dear Colleague letter below explains an upcoming change to the AC appeal process, in which the AC will no longer wait to act on a request for review for an initial 25-day period.  However, claimants and representatives can still request extensions of time to submit evidence and arguments to the AC as described in HALLEX I-3-1-14.

A screenshot of a dear colleague letter that SSA sent on an update to Requests for AC Reviews. For an accessible version of the letter, please download the PDF below.

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