RS 00207.007 Field Office (FO) Processing of Initial Disabled Widow(er)'s Claims

CITATIONS:

Soc. Sec. Act – Secs. 202(e) and 202(f)

A. Procedure - general

Refer to DI 10105.065 on the disability requirements and RS 00207.020 for discussion on health insurance for a disabled widow(er).

The procedure is:

If:	Follow:
the widow(er) or surviving divorced spouse is 50 but not yet 60, filing for the first time on the deceased number holder’s (NH's) earnings record (ER) and alleges disability,	DI 11015.010
processing a widow(er) – Lump Sum Death Payment (LSDP) claim,	RS 00210.001 and DI 11015.010
railroad employment involved and the career RR employee alleges that a disability application has been filed with the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB),	DI 44001.101 - DI 44001.165

Follow:

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DI 81001.005 for electronic case processing,
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DI 81010.020 for creating Electronic Disability Collect System (EDCS) cases; and
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DI 81010.025 for completing EDCS.

DI 11010.140, Field Office (FO) and Disability Determination Services (DDS) Responsibilities in Work Development

DI 11015.000, Disabled Widow(er)’s Benefit (DWB) Cases – Table of Contents

DI 81010.085, Transferring Cases in Electronic Disability Collect System (EDCS)

RS 00207.007 - Field Office (FO) Processing of Initial Disabled Widow(er)'s Claims - 07/31/2012
Batch run: 09/05/2025
Rev:07/31/2012