405.5—Definitions.
As used in this part:
Act means the Social Security Act, as amended.
Administrative appeals judge means an official, other than an administrative law judge, appointed by the Commissioner to serve on the Decision Review Board.
Administrative law judge means an administrative law judge appointed pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3105 who is employed by the Social Security Administration.
Board means Decision Review Board.
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Social Security, or his or her designee.
Date you receive notice means five days after the date on the notice, unless you show us that you did not receive it within the five-day period.
Day means calendar day, unless otherwise indicated.
Decision means the decision made by a Federal reviewing official, an administrative law judge, or the Decision Review Board.
Decision Review Board means the body comprised of administrative law judges and administrative appeals judges that reviews decisions and dismissal orders by administrative law judges.
Disability claim or claim means:
(1)
An application for benefits that is based on whether you are disabled under title II of the Act, or
(2)
An application for supplemental security income payments that is based on whether you are disabled or blind under title XVI of the Act.
(3)
For purposes of this part, the terms “disability claim” or “claim” do not include a continuing disability review or age-18 redetermination.
Document includes books, records, correspondence, papers, as well as forms of electronic media such as video tapes, CDs, and DVDs.
Federal reviewing official means a Federal official who reviews the initial determination.
Initial determination means the determination by the State agency.
Medical expert means a medical professional who has the qualifications required by the Commissioner and who provides expertise to disability adjudicators at the initial, Federal reviewing official, and administrative law judge levels of the administrative review process.
Medical and Vocational Expert System means the body comprised of medical, psychological, and vocational experts, who have qualifications required by the Commissioner. It provides expertise to disability adjudicators at the initial, Federal reviewing official, and administrative law judge levels of the administrative review process.
Medical and Vocational Expert Unit means the body within the Medical and Vocational Expert System that is responsible, in part, for overseeing the national network of medical, psychological, and vocational experts.
National network means those medical, psychological, and vocational experts, which may include such experts employed by or under contract with the State agencies, who have the qualifications required by the Commissioner and who, under agreement with the Medical and Vocational Expert Unit, may provide advice within their areas of expertise to adjudicators at all levels of the administrative review process.
Preponderance of the evidence means such relevant evidence that as a whole shows that the existence of the fact to be proven is more likely than not.
Psychological expert means a psychological professional who has the qualifications required by the Commissioner and who provides expertise to disability adjudicators at the initial, Federal reviewing official, and administrative law judge levels of the administrative review process.
State agency means the agency of a State that has been designated by the State to carry out the disability determination function. It also means the Federal disability determination services and agencies that carry out the disability determination function in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the District of Columbia.
Substantial evidence means such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.
Vacate means to set aside a previous action.
Vocational expert means a vocational professional who has the qualifications required by the Commissioner and who provides expertise to disability adjudicators at the initial, Federal reviewing official, and administrative law judge levels of the administrative review process.
Waive means to give up a right knowingly and voluntarily.
We, us, or our refers to the Social Security Administration.
You or your refers to the person who has filed a disability claim and, where appropriate, his or her authorized representative.