Use the following procedure on concurrently filed “A-B” or “A-D” claims when the claimant
is not entitled to the spouse (“B) or widow(er) (“D”) benefit:
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Input the proper information in the NH marriage (NMAR) screen to cross-refer the NH's
and spouse's or widow(er)'s SSNs and a note in the development worksheet (DW01) indicating
the other application’s SSN involved and the respective BICs;
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Process the “A” award using the Modernized Claims System (MCS) Earnings Computation
(EC) method;
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Process the spouse or widow(er) denial through MCS EC. If there is an MCS EC system
limitation, input the denial via Manual Adjustment Credit and Award Data Entry (MACADE),
see SM 00380.500;
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Select the appropriate language in the notice 3 (NOT3) screen to explain the disallowance
to the spouse or widow(er) claimant. In the same screen, you can suppress the notice
on the “B” or “D” claim when possible and notify the claimant about both decisions
on the “A” award notice.
MCS generates two notices when you process both claims via MCS EC. If the spouse or
widow(er) is disallowed or only technically entitled due to higher benefits on their
“A” claim, the universal text indicator (UTI) “DSL037” or “ENT056” (respectively)
will be generated on the spouse's or widow(er)'s disallowance notice (see NL 00725.005).