The CPD date is the date that the Disability Examiner (DE), Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), or Administrative Appeals Judge (AAJ) signed on the most recent favorable SSA-831, SSA-832/833, or decision. The CPD date is the reference point for the medical development of the electronic Continuing Disability Review (eCDR). Comparison Point Decision - DI 28010.020 provides an overview of the CPD date and instructions for identifying the correct CPD folder. CPD folders will have the SSA-831, SSA-832/833, or decision in the file.

Use the following instructions to locate the CPD date in a Certified Electronic Folder (CEF):

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   Enter the beneficiary Social Security Number in eView; and

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   Select the Case Documents tab; and

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   Select Payment Documents/Decisions (Yellow Front); and

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   Review all of the 831/832/833s in the folder to identify the correct CPD; and

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   Find the 831/832/833 with the most recent favorable medical decision. Box 30 of the 831 contains the examiner signature and Box 31 contains the CPD date. Box 25 of the 832/833 contains the examiner signature and Box 26 contains the CPD date.

The CPD folder contains the medical and vocational evidence from the most recent favorable medical decision finding that the individual was disabled or continued to be disabled. Most CPD folders are now CEFs. Follow the instructions in DI 81010.215B.1 to ensure that the CPD folder is a CEF. Do not send additional paper folders, if the CPD folder is a CEF. If the CPD folder is paper, locate and send it to the Disability Determination Services (DDS) for CDR processing. It is essential that the paper CPD folder contain a FLAG so that subsequent paper folder handlers know that there is an electronic component to the office folder. Paper folders must follow the current eCDR during all steps of adjudication, review, and appeal. See Associating the CPD Folder with an eCDR - DI 81010.235 Associating the CPD Folder with an eCDR The following POMS sections contain instructions for locating potential CPD paper folders from different locations:

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  Initially Obtaining the CPD Medical Folder (Initially Obtaining the CPD Medical Folder - DI 13015.030)

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  Title XVI Medical Folder(s) - FO Location (Title XVI Medical Folder(s) - FO Location - DI 13015.035)

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  Folder in WBFSO/FRC, DDS, or ODAR Locations - FO Actions (Folder in WBFSO/FRC, DDS, or ODAR Locations - FO Actions - DI 13015.040)

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  OCO/PSC Retrieving The Title II and Title II Portion of the Concurrent TII/TXVI CDR Folder/Medical Evidence (OCO/PSC Retrieving The Title II and Title II Portion of the Concurrent TII/TXVI CDR Folder/Medical Evidence - DI 13015.050)

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  FO Retrieving The Title II and Title II Portion of the Concurrent TII/TXVI CDR Folder/Medical Evidence (FO Retrieving The Title II and Title II Portion of the Concurrent TII/TXVI CDR Folder/Medical Evidence - DI 13015.055)