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title: "Run the pension-benefit claims timetable under the claims-procedure regulation"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/superannuation/run-the-internal-dispute-resolution-timetable-for-a-fund-complaint/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A27-PU20261022-1-US"
practice_area: "Superannuation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Run the pension-benefit claims timetable under the claims-procedure regulation

> From the claim and the plan's claims register, record the date the plan received the claim, whether the plan has classified it as a pension benefit claim, a disability claim or a group health claim, and the dates of…

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Superannuation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/superannuation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the claim and the plan's claims register, record the date the plan received the claim, whether the plan has classified it as a pension benefit claim, a disability claim or a group health claim, and the dates of any extension notice and any request for review. For a claim the file treats as a pension benefit claim, count 90 days from receipt for the adverse-benefit notice, and 60 days from a request for review for the decision on review, unless the file shows the quarterly-meeting rule. Do not classify the claim, and do not write the notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer classifies the claim and writes any adverse benefit determination. For a pension benefit claim that is not a disability claim and not a group health claim, 29 CFR 2560.503-1(f)(1) requires notice of a wholly or partly denied claim within a reasonable period, and not later than 90 days after the plan receives the claim. Special circumstances allow one extension of up to 90 days from the end of that period, if written notice is given before the initial period ends and states the special circumstances and the date a decision is expected. Paragraph (g) requires a written or electronic notice with the specific reasons, the plan provisions relied on, any further information needed to perfect the claim, the review procedure and its time limits, and the right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA after an adverse determination on review. Paragraph (h)(2) gives at least 60 days to appeal. Paragraph (i)(1) requires a decision on review within a reasonable period, and not later than 60 days after the request for review, with one extension of up to 60 days on the same kind of written notice. If a committee or board that meets at least quarterly is the named fiduciary, the decision is tied to that meeting calendar instead. Disability claims and group health claims use the different periods in paragraphs (f)(2), (f)(3) and (i)(2) and (i)(3). The lawyer does not use the 90-day pension period for those claims. There is no Australian internal-dispute scheme and no external complaints body in this regulation. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Run the internal dispute resolution timetable for a fund complaint](https://ailawframework.com/practice/superannuation/run-the-internal-dispute-resolution-timetable-for-a-fund-complaint.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the claim and the plan's claims register, record the date the plan received the claim, whether the plan has classified it as a pension benefit claim, a disability claim or a group health claim, and the dates of any extension notice and any request for review. For a claim the file treats as a pension benefit claim, count 90 days from receipt for the adverse-benefit notice, and 60 days from a request for review for the decision on review, unless the file shows the quarterly-meeting rule. Do not classify the claim, and do not write the notice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The 90-day and 60-day periods are the general pension periods. Disability and group health claims use other paragraphs.
- A quarterly committee or board uses the meeting calendar in paragraph (i)(1)(ii), not the 60-day review period.

## Sources

- [29 CFR 2560.503-1, claims procedure (eCFR)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-2560.503-1) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [29 CFR 2560.503-1, claims procedure (Legal Information Institute)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/2560.503-1) (checked 2026-10-22)

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