20 C.F.R. § 402.35
Where to submit a FOIA request
(a) Submission of requests. Except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, requesters must submit FOIA requests in writing to OPD through the following options:
(1) Online FOIA portal: Link available from the agency's www.ssa.gov/foia website or the National FOIA Portal at www.FOIA.gov.
(2) Email: [email protected].
(3) Mail: SSA Office of Privacy and Disclosure, ATTN: Freedom of Information Officer, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.
(b) Requests for copies of Deceased Individual's Application for a Social Security Card (SS-5) or Numident record. Requesters may use the Form SSA-711, Request for a Deceased Individual's Social Security Record, to request a copy of a deceased individual's original SS-5 or Numident record. When the Form SSA-711 is used, it may be submitted to the office listed on the form or as directed in paragraph (a) of this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 623
cases (324 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Bray v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 554 F.3d 1219 (9th Cir. 2009).
Bray v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 554 F.3d 1219 (9th Cir. 2009). “Neither the ALJ's decision nor the VE's testimony addresses whether Braywho was one month from turning 55 at the time of her hearing would have to undergo more than minimal "vocational adjustment" to perform successfully the tasks required of a file clerk, general clerk, or…”
Lindell Washington v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 906 F.3d 1353 (11th Cir. 2018). “20 C.F.R. § 402.35 (b)(1) ("[SSA Rulings] are binding on all components of the Social Security Administration.”
Blea v. Barnhart, 466 F.3d 903 (10th Cir. 2006). “SSR 83-20 SSR 83-20 is “binding on all components of the Social Security Administration,” including ALJs, 20 C.F.R. § 402.35 (b)(1), and sets forth an analytical framework for assessing the date of onset for a disability of traumatic or non-traumatic origin.”
Michelle Jeske v. Andrew M. Saul, 955 F.3d 583 (7th Cir. 2020). “Function-by-Function Assessment of Residual Functional Capacity Fourth, Jeske argues that the ALJ failed to include a func- tion-by-function assessment of her RFC.”
Lakenisha Dowling v. Comm'r of SSA, 986 F.3d 377 (4th Cir. 2021). “They do not carry the force of law but are “binding on all components of the Social Security Administration,” 20 C.F.R. § 402.35 (b)(1), as well as on ALJs when they are adjudicating Social Security cases, see Bray v.”
Ashley Gerstner v. Nancy A. Berryhill, 879 F.3d 257 (7th Cir. 2018). “”); see also 20 C.F.R. § 402.35 (b)(1) (“Social Security Rulings .”
Noreja v. Comm'r, SSA, 952 F.3d 1172 (10th Cir. 2020). “2004) (citing 20 C.F.R. § 402.35 (b) for the proposition that Social Security Rulings, or SSRs, are also “binding on the ALJ”).”
Blakley v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 581 F.3d 399 (6th Cir. 2009). “20 C.F.R. § 402.35 (b). 2 . In adopting the opinions and RFC determination given by the state agency physicians, the ALJ also dismissed Dr.”
Anne J. Holohan v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissionerof Ssa, 246 F.3d 1195 (9th Cir. 2001). “20 C.F.R. 402.35(b)(1). SSRs do not have the force of law.”
Robert M. Wilson v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 378 F.3d 541 (6th Cir. 2004). “” 20 C.F.R. § 402.35 (b)(1) (2004); see also Sykes v.”
Selian v. Astrue, 708 F.3d 409 (2d Cir. 2013). “1981); see also 20 C.F.R. § 402.35 (b)(1), the ALJ must rely on the medical criteria that the treating physician found to support a diagnosis of fibromyalgia — here, tender points — and may not substitute her own opinion as to the proper diagnostic criteria.”
Brenda Wilder v. Kilolo Kijakazi, 22 F.4th 644 (7th Cir. 2022). “1999); 20 C.F.R. § 402.35 (b)(1). As long as the ALJ “believe[d] that the evidence [did] not reasonably support a finding that [Wilder’s] impairment(s) medically equal[] a listed impairment,” he was not required to obtain a medical expert’s opinion.”
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Anne J. Holohan v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissionerof Ssa, 246 F.3d 1195 (9th Cir. 2001). “20 C.F.R. 402.35(b)(1). SSRs do not have the force of law.”
Carter v. Colvin, 220 F. Supp. 3d 789 (E.D. Ky. 2016).
Robert LAUER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Comm'r of Soc. Sec., Defendant-Appellant, 169 F.3d 489 (7th Cir. 1999).
Vazquez v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. (N.D.N.Y. 2020).
Smallwood v. Soc. Sec. Admin. (E.D. Okla. 2025).
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