If the DDS or adjudicating component cannot reconstruct the CPD evidence and it is
necessary to make a determination, follow the lost folder procedures in DI 28035.025 and process a continuance as appropriate, even if the original decision proposed
was a cessation.
See Also:
DI 28035.020, Disability Determination Services (DDS) Reconstruction of Prior Folder
DI 81010.242, Unable-to-Locate (UTL) Paper Comparison Point Decision (CPD) Folder
DI 28035.025, Reconstruction of Prior Medical Evidence Folder Not Possible
DI 28035.001, Lost Folders/Medical Evidence – Background
DI 28035.010, Review of Current Medical Evidence
DI 28035.015, Identification of the Comparison Point of Medical Evidence
DI 28035.020, Reconstruction of Prior Medical Evidence Folder
DI 13015.070 – Title II or Title XVI – FO Interview – Medical Folder Not Located – “Currently
Disabled” Step
DI 13015.080 – Unable to Locate Medical Folder after Initial FO Search – Detective Work
DI 13015.090 – Not “Currently Disabled” – Full Replacement Folder Requested by DDS