Initial determinations regarding SVB include, but are not limited to, determinations about—
(a)
Whether you qualify for SVB;
(b)
Whether you are entitled to receive SVB payments on the basis of your residence outside the United States;
(c)
The amount of your SVB payments;
(d)
Suspension or reduction of your SVB payments;
(e)
Termination of your SVB entitlement;
(f)
Whether an overpayment of benefits must be repaid to us;
(g)
Whether payments will be made, on your behalf, to a representative payee, unless you are legally incompetent;
(h)
Who will act as your payee if we determine that representative payment will be made;
(i)
A claim for benefits under § 408.351 based on alleged misinformation; and
(j)
Our calculation of the amount of change in your federally administered State recognition payment amount (i.e., a reduction, suspension, or termination) which results from a mass change as defined in § 408.1001.
Code of Federal Regulations
[69 FR 25955, May 10, 2004; 69 FR 45586, July 30, 2004]