Due to systems limitation, an EXR and an initial claim with the same claim type are
multiple pending cases (MPC's) and are excluded from processing in Electronic Disability
Collect System (EDCS). The FO takes the following actions to process the case:
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Establish initial claim in EDCS.
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Add a message to EDCS indicating that a paper EXR exists.
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Upload any documents that apply to both the electronic and the paper claim in eView.
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Create a modular disability folder (MDF) for the EXR.
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File the documents that pertain solely to the EXR in the MDF.
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Update the paper folder indicator (PFI) in EDCS stating that a paper folder has been
created for this filing, see DI 81010.085;
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Print an EDCS routing form for the MDF; add remarks “EDCS exclusion-associate with
EDCS case transferred on MM/DD/YYYY".
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Mail the paper MDF to DDS.
NOTE: EXRs and initial claims with different claim types can be loaded as an MPC in EDCS.
For example, an EXR Childhood Disability Benefit (CDB) claim and an initial disability
(DIB) claim can be loaded into EDCS as an MPC. If the EXR claim is filed simultaneously
with an initial claim on the same individual, for the same benefit, follow locally
established DDS receipt and clearance procedures. It may be possible to sequentially
complete the actions (for example, receipt the EXR, complete that claim in the system,
then receipt the initial claim and complete the initial claim). If the EXR and initial
claim for the same benefit must be processed simultaneously rather than sequentially,
the EXR claim is an EDCS exclusion and must revert to paper processing.