If a claim exists in MCS or the Modernized Supplemental Security Income Claims System (MSSICS):

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  Create a case in EDCS to propagate the i3368 to EDCS.

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  Review the propagated i3368 for completeness;

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  Contact the claimant, proper applicant, or third party contact to resolve discrepancies and collect any missing information.

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  Document changes in the EDCS 3368.

  NOTE: 

  Complete the SSA–3369 in EDCS when necessary. See DI 11005.025.

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  Obtain a signed and dated SSA-827 - Authorization To Disclose Information To The Social Security Administration - if the claimant did not submit one electronically; and

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  Transfer the claim to the Disability Determination Services (DDS) when complete.

It is not possible to propagate the i3368 to EDCS if a case for the claimant is already pending at the DDS (e.g., the claimant filed an earlier Title XVI claim). If a case for the claimant is already at the DDS, take the following actions:

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  Request an Internet query and print a copy of the i3368. See DI 81007.070C.

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  Compare the information on the i3368 to the EDCS 3368; and

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  Use the update-after-transfer (UAT) function in EDCS to record discrepancies or additional information not in file. For details on the UAT, see DI 81010.095.

Unless the i3368 is a pipeline case (i.e., the user established the i3368 partial prior to 01/24/2014), it is not possible for the user to start an i3368 until submitting an iClaim. If the claim does not exist in MCS, take the following actions:

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  Check an Internet query to confirm the claimant submitted an iClaim. For information about Internet queries, see DI 81007.070;

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  If the Internet query shows that there is an iClaim submission for the claimant, open MCS and propagate the iClaim;

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  If the i3368 is a pipeline case, and there are no MCS or MSSICS claims, contact the claimant or proper applicant to take the claim in MCS or MSSICS, as appropriate;

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  If unsuccessful in obtaining a claim, follow the closeout procedures in GN 00204.012; and

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  Follow the procedures in DI 81010.020. for establishing a case in EDCS after establishing a claim in MCS or MSSICS.

If a finally transmitted i3368 exists, follow procedures in DI 81007.035A.1. in this section.

If an i3368 partial exists:

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  Ask the IU to transmit the Internet report by using the “Submit” button at the end of the i3368; and

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  Follow procedures in DI 81010.020.

If an i3368 partial exists and the IU will not or cannot reenter to finally transmit:

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  Run an Internet query to gain access to the i3368 partial;

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  Print the i3368 partial; and

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  Transcribe the i3368 information from the printout of the partial into EDCS and follow procedures in DI 11018.005.