410.220—Claim for benefits; definitions.
For purposes of this part:
(a) Claim defined.
The term claim means a writing asserting a right to benefits by an individual, or by a proper party on his behalf as defined in § 410.222, which writing is filed with the Administration in accordance with the regulations in this subpart.
(b) Application defined.
The term application refers only to a writing on a form prescribed in § 410.221.
(c) Claimant defined.
The term claimant refers to the individual who has filed a claim for benefits on his own behalf, or on whose behalf a proper party as defined in § 410.222 has filed a claim.
(d) Applicant defined.
The term applicant refers to the individual who has filed an application on his own behalf, or on behalf of another, for benefits.
(e) Execution of claim defined.
The term to execute a claim means to complete and sign an application (but, for an exception, see § 410.234 ). Irrespective of who may have prepared or completed the application, it is considered to have been executed by or on behalf of the claimant when it is signed by him or by an individual authorized to do so on his behalf (see § 410.222 ).
(f) Provisions with respect to claims applicable with respect to requests.
The provisions of §§ 410.222 through 410.234 (relating to the preparation, execution, or filing of a claim for benefits) are applicable to the preparation, execution, and filing of a written request required under this part, e.g., a request to be selected as representative payee (see § 410.581
et seq. ), a request for separate payment of an augmentation (see § 410.511 ), a request for reconsideration (see § 410.622 ), etc. In such cases, the term claimant as used therein refers to the individual filing the request on his own behalf or the individual on whose behalf such request is filed.