The child’s natural or adoptive parents must be deceased or disabled in the month in which:
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The number holder (NH) (grandparent) became entitled to a Retirement Insurance Benefit
(RIB), Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) or died, or
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The NH’s period of disability began (when benefits are not payable), if that period
continued until entitlement to RIB, DIB, or death
EXAMPLE: The NH became entitled to RIB in 3/07. At that time, the grandchild’s mother was
deceased but the father was living and not disabled. In 9/08, the father became disabled.
The grandchild cannot be entitled on the grandparent’s record since both parents were
not deceased or disabled in 3/07.
The grandparent dies in 2/09. The death of the grandparent creates a new time-frame
to consider. Survivor benefits may now be payable since both parents are deceased
or disabled in 2/09.