The Disability Determination Services (DDS) may receive electronic claims transferred
from any SSA office or another DDS office.
For Electronic Disability Collect System (EDCS) claims, the DDS is alerted to the
electronic claim transfer via the Electronic Folder Interface (EFI) download and when
they receive the EDCS Routing Form, if there is folder documentation not stored in
eView, see DI 81010.087.
Attachments to the EDCS Routing Form may include:
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For Certified Electronic Folders (CEF), signed SSA-827s (Authorization to Disclose
Information to the Social Security Administration [SSA]), other paper document(s)
not faxed or scanned (e.g., medical records submitted to the Field Office (FO) by
the claimant), and any available prior paper folders if being sent to the DDS; or
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For paper folders, a Modular Disability Folder (MDF).
NOTE: In situations where a claim is added via the Update - After - Transfer (UAT) utility,
the DDS receives an EFI download for the added claim but does not receive any paper
documents (i.e., EDCS Routing Form). It is the responsibility of the DDS to ensure
the claim has been receipted and assigned.