SSA has jurisdiction for adjudicating Title XVI-only and concurrent Title II and Title XVI disability claims filed by a career RR employee or dependent RR annuitant.

References:

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  DI 11050.000, Railroad (RR) Cases (Subchapter Table of Contents)

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  DI 11050.001, Use of Railroad (RR) Compensation in Disability Cases

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  DI 11050.040, Initial Claims Processing Involving Railroad (RR) Employment

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  DI 11050.050, Disability Claims Arising from Applications Filed with the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

Great Lakes Payment Service Center/Disability Processing Branch (GLPSC/DPB) prepares the Title XVI disability determination.

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  Allowances - GLPSC/DPB, for Certified Electronic folder exclusion cases, sends photocopies of the SSA-831 (Disability Determination and Transmittal) for any Title XVI or Title II allowance determination to the field office (FO).

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  Denials - GLPSC/DPB transmits the folders containing any Title XVI or Title II denial determination to the FO.