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Form SSA-795 is a multi-purpose form used to submit written requests to Social Security. The title of the form is "Statement of Claimant", and Social Security prefers to have people use the form as opposed to other types of correspondence because it contains a penalty clause for making false statements.

FIRST APPEAL: This request is made by completing the SSA-561-U2, Request for Reconsideration. If you are uncertain whether this is the appropriate request to file, the letter you received explains our determination and contains a paragraph specifically mentioning your right to file a request for reconsideration.

When a worker files for retirement benefits, the worker's spouse may be eligible for a benefit based on the worker's earnings. Another requirement is that the spouse must be at least age 62 or have a qualifying child in her/his care.

If your benefits as a spouse are higher than your own retirement benefits, you will get a combination of benefits that equal the higher spouse benefit. For example, Sandy qualifies for a retirement benefit of $1,000 and a spouse's benefit of $1,250.

Social Security Is Not Divided Like Other Retirement Funds Examples of retirement funds that may be divided and distributed during a divorce include pensions, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), 401(k) accounts and 403(b) accounts, among others.

You could collect the survivor benefits from your deceased spouse or deceased ex-spouse's record. You might choose to let your own benefit grow until age 70. At that time, if your personal benefit is higher than the survivor benefit, you can change to receive your own benefits.