POMS Reference

GN 03101: Appeals (Title II and Entitlement Under Title XVIII)

TN 13 (06-11)

A. Earnings discrepancies in non-claim situations

An initial determination is necessary for all disagreement, discrepancy, and scrambled wage or Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cases. If an individual questions the correctness of his or her earnings record, the Program Service Center/Field Office (PSC)/(FO) will:

  • make an initial determination regarding the earnings; and

  • send a notice with full appeal rights. This can be appealed through the court level the same as any other initial determination.

We will provide an initial determination to the number holder within 3 years of the filing of form SSA-7008 (Request for Correction of Earnings Record) or a similar signed statement.

B. Reference

RM 03800.000, Earnings Discrepancies.