If the RSDI application indicates work under the system of an agreement country and the totalization claim is not developed,

1. a. 

   Develop and adjudicate the RSDI claim. Be sure to input the TB FAC coding.

2. b. 

   If the NH is insured without using foreign coverage or has less than 6 QCs, route the claim to module and take no further action.

3. c. 

   If the NH has at least 6 QCs but is not insured with U.S. QCs only, request totalization applications through the FSPs or by direct mail, as appropriate. Route the RSDI claim to the module.

4. d. 

   Diary the development requests for return to the CA in the totalization module. Be sure to provide the claimant with the module's address; e.g., P.O. Box 17769.

If the RSDI application and SSA-2490 are restricted to a U.S. worker fully insured or with less than 6 QC's:

1. a. 

   Develop and adjudicate the RSDI claim. Input the proper TB FAC coding.

2. b. 

   Route the folder to module

If the RSDI application and SSA-2490 are for a worker not insured with U.S. QCs only:

1. a. 

   Develop and adjudicate the RSDI claim. Be sure to input the proper TB FAC coding.

   NOTE: If a foreign coverage certification is included with a claim for totalization benefits and the NH has at least 6 U.S. QCs but is not insured based on U.S. coverage alone, code the CAPS disallowance notice “I.” This will prevent a disallowance notice containing paragraph MX02 from being sent.

2. b. 

   Forward the RSDI and totalization claims to the appropriate module for action.

If the RSDI application indicates work under the system of non-agreement country:

1. a. 

   Develop and adjudicate the RSDI claim.

2. b. 

   Send a letter to the claimant explaining that at this time the U.S. does not have a totalization agreement with the country mentioned on the RSDI application.

3. c. 

   Forward the RSDI claim to module.

If the claim is an RSDI claim with no U.S. totalization claim and is a possible foreign claim:

1. a. 

   Review the folder for an indication of work under the system of a country with which the U.S. has totalization agreement as this is a claim's lead for benefits from the foreign country.

2. b. 

   If the file contains a statement that the claimant has already filed for, is already entitled to, or does not wish to apply for foreign benefits, forward the RSDI claim to module.

3. c. 

   Review the folder documentation to determine the action taken by the FSP on the foreign claim.

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     If the claim was taken by a claims-taking post in the country in which the claimant alleges work, assume that the FSP referred the claimant to the foreign agency to file a claim.

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     If the claim was not filed in the country in which the claimant alleges work, forward the claim, even if fully insured, to the totalization modules when the RSDI claim is processed as a DOFA. Annotate “Foreign Claims Lead” on the routing slip.

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     If the claim is being processed as a non-DOFA, route the claim to modules for processing. Include a subsequent routing notice to forward the processed claim to the BET in the modules for referral of the claims lead to a foreign agency. Annotate the routing form “Possible Foreign Totalization Claim for (BIC of application),” followed by the SSN of the applicant.

If a U.S. totalization claim is filed in which the beneficiary is currently entitled:

1. a. 

   Do not request an earnings record or any development on the claim.

2. b. 

   Forward the application to the appropriate module.

Route subsequent claims for U.S. auxiliary or survivor totalization benefits unadjudicated to the appropriate module.