TN 1 (01-11)
   DI 29505.015 Development Requests for Career Railroad or Railroad Annuitant Cases
   
   
   
   The Social Security Administration (SSA) has jurisdiction for disability claims of
      career railroad workers or railroad annuitant cases. Disability processing specialists
      (DPS) in the Disability Processing Branch (DPB) in the Great Lakes Program Service
      Center (GLPSC) process railroad claims. GLPSC/DPB can request that the disability
      determination services (DDS) arrange a consultative examination (CE). Follow this
      procedure to arrange the CE:
   
   
   
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            1.  
               Follow regular DDS procedures for arranging CEs. 
 
 
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            2.  
               Upon completion of appropriate DDS development actions, return the report to the GLPSC/DPB
                  as specified in the DPB request.
                
 
 
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            3.  
               If the DPB sent the entire file to the DDS, return the file and report together.