Where an award was approved to a claimant on the wrong E/R, a claim by the correct
SSN holder is not an adverse claim. When this happens, see if the first claimant's
award on the incorrect E/R can be reopened under the rules of administrative finality
(see GN 04001.010). If it cannot be reopened, transfer the award to their correct SSN. Payment should be continued
on their correct SSN using the rates established on the incorrect E/R. If the first
claimant's correct E/R gives a higher benefit than the incorrect E/R, consider doing
a recalculation on the correct E/R (see GN 04030.050E.). If an error on the face of the evidence caused payments to the first claimant to
be made on the wrong E/R, the recalculation will be effective with their first MOE.
(Since error on the face of the evidence applies to individuals, not to
E/R's, we can determine the MOE to a recalculation on the correct E/R based on whether there was an error on the face on the incorrect E/R, i.e., the same individual is involved on both E/R's). Otherwise, it will be
effective the month we discovered the error.