Do not use the MCS version of Form SSA-2490-BK when the applicant is filing for:
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Austrian benefits only; or
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U.S. or Austrian survivors benefits.
Use the paper or electronic Form SSA-2490-BK for Totalization survivor claims. For
instructions on how to complete the SSA-2490-BK, see GN 01702.110.
NOTE: It is not necessary to take an SSA-2490-BK in claims for U.S. auxiliary benefits
in life cases or in survivor cases where there was a previously approved award in
a life case, since the NH previously completed one in connection with their application
for benefits.