When the claimant requests withdrawal of his or her application and the Field Office (FO) approves the request, discontinue development and process the claim. In this situation, an SSA-831 (Disability Determination and Transmittal) is not required.

References:

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  GN 00206.005, Conditions for Withdrawal (WD)

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  SI 00601.050, Withdrawal of SSI Application

Take the following actions:

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  If the claim is at the Disability Determination Services (DDS) and the FO processed a request for withdrawal, notify the DDS, advising the DDS to stop development of the medical evidence, and to return jurisdiction of the case to the FO.

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  If the claim development results in a denial before the withdrawal is processed, notify the applicant and process the claim as though there was no request for withdrawal filed.

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  If the claimant requests a timely cancellation of an approved withdrawal request in order to pursue the claim, process the claim as though no withdrawal had taken place.