If information, or a subsequent claim, indicates that a deceased beneficiary may have
received benefits while in Albania, obtain the claims file for information on the
date the deceased left the United States and any returned checks.
Develop to determine if an overpayment exists if:
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the file does not resolve the questions (i.e., show that the payments were correct);
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additional benefits (including monthly benefits to a spouse) may be payable or another
beneficiary may be entitled on that record.
If no additional benefits are payable, annotate the record to show that development
will be necessary if additional benefits become payable.
Correct the termination date if entitlement was terminated based on an incorrect date
of death.