If the claimant dies after the file is sent to DDS, use the following procedure:
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Follow the procedures in Sending Initial Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB), Freeze
Claims to the Disability Determination Services (DDS) - DI 11010.255, if no disability determination is necessary.
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If the Field Office (FO) does not request the return of the DIB folder because a disability
determination is necessary, forward the survivor claim to the Processing Center (PC)
after adjudication. Manually clear the DIB segment and complete the screens on the
Survivor's claims.
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Adjudicate the Survivor's claim while the DIB claim is pending at DDS, since Modernized
Claims System (MCS) segmentation exists.
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Process the Survivor's claims through Earnings Computation (EC).
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Once the survivor's segments have cleared, re-enter the DIB segment and obtain an
Earnings Record (E/R) through EC or the Informational Certified Earnings Records System
(ICERS).
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Adjudicate the DIB claim when it is returned from the DDS with an A-101 (manual award)
or by MADCAP Direct Data Entry (MACADE) input SSA-3428 (Determination of Disallowance). If a Survivor’s claim is involved, determine if DIB
Exclusion computation results in a higher death PIA, using ICRS or ICF.