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GN 01050.080: Jurisdiction Based on Cross- Referrals

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  • Effective Dates: 12/22/1989 - Present
  • Effective Dates: 11/15/2017 - Present
  • TN 1 (06-86)
  • GN 01050.080 Jurisdiction Based on Cross- Referrals
  • The folders relating to different SSN's are cross-referred in certain situations to ensure prompt and accurate handling of those records where entitlement or payment can be affected by events on either claim.
  • The cross-referred folders will be stapled together in the following situations, though both records may not normally be serviced by the same program service center (“out-of-area SSN”):
  • * Where benefits are payable on more than one earnings record, of which one is a survivor's benefit and the other is benefits paid to a wage earner on his behalf; (e.g.,female A and D benefits). This includes cases where Special Age 72 Claimant (J or K) is subject to termination (due to total offset) as a result of simultaneous entitlement to RSI benefits.
  • * Where benefits are payable on more than one earnings record, of which one is a survivor's benefit and the other is benefits paid to a wage earner on his behalf; (e.g.,female A and D benefits).
  • * Where children are awarded benefits based on combined earnings records of two wage earnings.
  • * Where a spouse (B or B1) is also entitled to widow's (widower's) benefits, the D4 or D5 folder will be attached to the folder under which the B or B1 benefits are being paid.
  • In all cases where an “out-of-area” claims folder is stapled to the back of another folder, a cross-reference record must be established in the case control system. Establishment of this record and the actual stapling of the folders is done by the records analysis clerk.