Social Security Time Limits and Statutes of Limitations
Legal doctrines that limit the time to review benefits and collect past-due amounts. The time limit generally affects the right to request a review of the benefit-award decision after a certain period. The statute of limitations, in turn, applies to installments that became due longer ago, while preserving the more recent ones.
To find out whether there is still time to review your benefit, use the Social Security Time Limit and Statute of Limitations Checker.
Statutory reference: Law 8.213/1991, arts. 103.