If the case has a returnable deficiency, take the following actions.
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Send the original folder to the FO with a copy of the SSA-1774-U5 and with the SSA-559
annotated as in GN 04440.250E.2. for their necessary action.
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Send the SSA-1774-U5 and photocopied file to the adjudicating component.
Instruct the adjudicating component to:
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query the location of the folder and obtain the folder;
EXCEPTION: If the folder is in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR), advise
the adjudicating component to return the SSA-1774-U5 and photocopied file to the review
component and indicate that the folder is in ODAR and unavailable.
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associate the SSA-1774-U5 with the original folder, take corrective action, and process
the informal remand; and
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return the folder to the review component if they are able to reopen and favorably
revise the determination; or
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send the folder to ODAR in accordance with processing instructions in POMS subchapter
DI 27520.000 if they are not able to reopen and favorably revise the determination; and
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notify the review component that the folder has been forwarded to ODAR.
See Details:
For adjudicating component action upon receipt of informal remand cases, see DI 27520.005.
When a request for reconsideration is filed while the case is in the review component,
see DI 30005.413C.3.