### Question
Can you define what time limitation means?


### Answer
**Time limitation** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 405*:

> a period of three years, three months, and fifteen days

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 405*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER II-FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS**

