If the DDS believes the claimant is incapable based on medical evidence in file, the
DDS takes the following action:
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Provides a capability recommendation in Remarks (Item 34) of the SSA-831 (Disability
Determination and Transmittal);
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Posts a “Y” in the CDF field of the Disability Determination Services Query (DDSQ);
and
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Creates a Special Message in eView regarding capability.
For more information about how to complete the NDDSS Master File Menu (DDSM), see
SM 06002.100.
For more information about parts of a full query response, see SM 06002.200.
The DDS does not input disability data on the Modernized Supplemental Security Income
Claims System (MSSICS) on medically allowed claims when the claimant filed their own
application and the evidence obtained by the DDS indicates they are not capable of
handling their own funds.
Unless the FO discovers contrary evidence, the FO must:
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Secure a representative payee application; and
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Initiate all outstanding non-medical development.
NOTE: The DDS alerts the FO (on the Remarks section of the SSA-831) when there is evidence
in a Title XVI childhood case that the impairment relates to a maternal substance
abuse, the child's parent or legal guardian suffers from substance abuse, or the child
is being abused. In this situation, the FO must determine if the parent or legal guardian
is the proper payee.