A final decision may be reopened:
Within 12 months of the date of the notice of such decision, for any reason;
Within four years of the date of the notice of such decision:
If there is new and material evidence; or
If the decision was not reasonably consistent with the evidence of record at the time of adjudication.
At any time if:
The decision was obtained by fraud or similar fault;
The decision was that the claimant was not a qualified employee, and he or she is now qualified because compensation was credited to the employee's record of compensation in accordance with part 211 of this chapter:
To correct errors apparent on the face of the compensation record;
To enter items transferred by the Social Security Administration which were credited under the Social Security Act when they should have been credited to the employee's railroad retirement compensation record; or
To correct errors made in the allocation of earnings to individuals or periods which would have made him or her a qualified employee at the time of the decision if the earnings had been credited to his or her earnings record at that time;
The decision is wholly or partially unfavorable to a claimant, but only to correct a clerical error or an error that appears on the face of the evidence that was considered when the decision was made.
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