If the deceased beneficiary lives outside the U.S. but has a domestic account and
not IDD, technicians must follow the procedure outlined in GN 02408.410.B.
Due to systems limitations, death terminations are not automatically applied if the
beneficiary is residing outside the United States and there is a non-terminated beneficiary
on the record. This is true whether the deceased beneficiary is the number holder
or a dependent or survivor and:
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a payment returned for reason of death (whether issued by check or direct deposit),
or
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a death input through Death Information processing System (DIPS) screens other than
manual adjustment credit and award processes (MADCAP).
Payments continue but these actions cause an alert to the Office of Earnings and International
Operations (OEIO).
OEIO
will
process the death termination through DIPS to terminate the record and stop the
payments.
Example 1
Juan Garcia who lives in Spain dies. Even though the Federal Benefit Unit (FBU) makes
a death input, payments will continue to be issued to Juan, and the widow will continue
to receive payments only as a “B,” until OEIO:
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Process the death termination through DIPS to terminate the record ,
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manually create a D record in ITS.gov.
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pay the lump sum death benefit (LSDP). IMPORTANT: If the spouse is receiving benefits through IDD then its.gov will need to be updated
to reflect the conversion from BIC B to BIC D.
Example 2
Otto Miller and his wife Anna, living in Germany, are receiving benefits on his account.
Anna dies, and the FBU makes a death input. OEIO will process the death termination
through DIPS.