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TN 9 (05-22)

DI 28040.115 Verification of Continued Impairment Severity -- General

Since medical improvement not expected (MINE) or MINE-equivalent impairments are not expected to improve, the main purpose of the third-party contact is to verify the continued severity of the impairment(s) as alleged by the beneficiary, recipient or representative payee.

When a current medical source is available, the disability examiner (DE) must contact the current medical source for verification of continued impairment severity. However, the DE may contact other third-party contacts if there is no medical source and certain conditions are met, see DI 28040.125.

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DI 28040.115 - Verification of Continued Impairment Severity -- General - 05/04/2022
Batch run: 05/04/2022
Rev:05/04/2022