20 C.F.R. § 404.959 : Employees' Benefits — SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION — FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) — DETERMINATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS, AND REOPENING OF DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS —ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE HEARING PROCEDURES — Effect of dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge
The dismissal of a request for a hearing is binding, unless it is vacated by an administrative law judge or the Appeals Council.
20 C.F.R. §404.959
45 FR 52081, 8/5/1980, as amended at 51 FR 303, 1/3/1986