---
title: "Prepare the request for reconsideration of a Social Security decision"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/prepare-the-formal-review-request-to-an-authorised-review-officer/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A56-N20261018-4-US"
practice_area: "Social Security & Veterans' Entitlements"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare the request for reconsideration of a Social Security decision

> Draft the written request from the decision letter and the points of disagreement the lawyer has listed, and leave the date of receipt of the notice blank until the file shows it.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/prepare-the-formal-review-request-to-an-authorised-review-officer/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Social Security & Veterans' Entitlements](https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Draft the written request from the decision letter and the points of disagreement the lawyer has listed, and leave the date of receipt of the notice blank until the file shows it. |
| What the lawyer must review | 20 C.F.R. § 404.909 says the Social Security Administration will reconsider an initial determination if a party files a written request within 60 days after the date the person receives notice, or within an extended period. A late request can be accepted if the person shows good cause under § 404.911. You confirm the date of receipt, you check every reason against the letter and the file, and you do not send a request that argues a fact the file does not contain. This is not an Authorised Review Officer request. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the formal review request to an Authorised Review Officer](https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/prepare-the-formal-review-request-to-an-authorised-review-officer.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Draft the written request from the decision letter and the points of disagreement the lawyer has listed, and leave the date of receipt of the notice blank until the file shows it.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The four steps are sequential on the SSA page: reconsideration, then a hearing, then Appeals Council review, then a district court action.
- Open § 404.911 before advising that good cause exists. The extension standard was not copied into this version.

## Sources

- [20 C.F.R. § 404.909, How to request reconsideration](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-20/chapter-III/part-404/subpart-J/section-404.909) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Social Security Administration: Appeal a decision we made](https://www.ssa.gov/apply/appeal-decision-we-made) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Explanation or formal review of a decision (SS351)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/form-services-australia-ss351-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Services Australia form SS351, the explanation or formal review of a decision form. ABSTUDY and Assistance for Isolated Children use form SY054. |
| [Request for formal review of a Centrelink decision by an Authorised Review Officer (letter and submission)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/formal-review-request-authorised-review-officer.md) | Letter | Yellow | Advocate's letter asking Services Australia for formal review of a Centrelink decision by an Authorised Review Officer: the decision, why it is wrong, the evidence, a request to pause debt… |
| [ABSTUDY and AIC explanation or formal review (SY054)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/form-services-australia-sy054-abstudy-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Services Australia form SY054. The page says it is the explanation or formal review form for an ABSTUDY or Assistance for Isolated Children decision. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*