Following a fully favorable revised disability determination:

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  Route the claim(s) folder to the field office (FO) for action.

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  Add “Action Necessary - INFORMAL REMAND” to the SSA-408 (Route Slip) Remarks.

If the DDS cannot make a fully favorable revised disability determination in an IR from the FO:

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  Route the folder to the Office of Hearings Operations (OHO) hearing office specified on the Form HA-501 (Request for Hearing by Administrative Law Judge) within 7 calendar days from the receipt of the folder in the DDS; and

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  Indicate on the SSA-408 (Route Slip) that the DDS could not take favorable action during the pre-hearing review.