.05 Approval Pending 40 Quarters of Coverage
The participant may be approved pending verification of 40 quarters of earnings from SSA in the following situations:
●Fewer than 40 quarters of earnings display on QCIN.
●The applicant disputes the information displayed on QCIN.
●The applicant claims there are additional lag quarters of earnings not displayed on QCIN, and these additional quarters of earnings equal 40.
●When undetermined quarters are indicated.
Refer the applicant to SSA to request a Correction of Earnings Record review and complete all of the following:
●Provide the participant the Referral for Benefits (FA-009) to take to SSA. Complete the FA-009 form with the applicable information. Allow the participant ten days to provide the verification from SSA that a review of earnings has started.
●Consider the participant who provides the verification from SSA that indicates a review of earning has started, as a Qualified Noncitizen
●When otherwise eligible, approve benefits for one of the following periods of time, whichever occurs earlier:
Six months from the date of SSA's initial response
Until SSA completes the review
●Place a screen print of QCIN in the case file.