SSA Revisions to the HA-520 Additional Evidence Paragraph

Revisions to the SSA-520 Additional Evidence Paragraph:
You may submit any additional evidence or argument to the Appeals Council. If you have
additional evidence that relates to the period on or before the date of the hearing decision, you
must inform the Appeals Council about it or submit it, or any other evidence or argument, when
you submit this form unless you request an extension of time by checking the box above. This
will ensure that the Appeals Council has the opportunity to consider the additional evidence
before taking its action. If you have a representative, then they must help you obtain the
evidence. In limited circumstances, the Appeals Council may request the additional evidence
related to the relevant period. If you submit neither evidence nor a legal argument now or within
any extension of time the Appeals Council grants, the Appeals Council will take its action based
on the evidence currently in your file.
NOTE: We will incorporate the above clean version of this paragraph into the form as quickly
as possible, if OMB agrees to the revised language.