POMS Reference

NL: Notices, Letters and Paragraphs

TN 15 (02-90)

  1. Situation Where Used:

Denial—other decisions regarding age, blindness, etc., were or were not made; recipient denied for unrelated reason.

 

   (1)          (2)    not eligible for the reasons given above, we have    (3)          (4)          (5)    .

 

  1. Choice 1 - Because

    Choice 2 - Although

     

  2. Choice 1 - you are

    Choice 2 - she is

    Choice 3 - he is

     

  3. Choice 1 - not determined whether or not

    Choice 2 - determined that

     

  4. Choice 1 - you are

    Choice 2 - she is

    Choice 3 - he is

     

  5. Choice 1 - age 65 or older

    Choice 2 - age 65 or older and blind

    Choice 3 - age 65 or older and disabled

    Choice 4 - age 65 or older, blind, and disabled

    Choice 5 - blind

    Choice 6 - disabled

    Choice 7 - blind and disabled

     

  1. Situation Where Used:

Recipient or eligible spouse has been receiving payments in concurrent categories. Blindness and/or disability ceases but eligibility continues, or payments are being reduced because of a change in spouse's category.

 

NOTE: Used with paragraph 2352.

 

Although    (1)    no longer    (2)    ,    (3)    still    (4)    because    (5)          (6)    . Because of this change we have refigured the amount of    (7)    check.

 

  1. Choice 1 - you are

    Choice 2 - she is

    Choice 3 - he is

    Choice 4 - your spouse is

    Choice 5 - her spouse is

    Choice 6 - his spouse is

     

  2. Choice 1 - blind

    Choice 2 - disabled

    Choice 3 - blind and disabled

     

  3. Choice 1 - you are

    Choice 2 - she is

    Choice 3 - he is

     

  4. Choice 1 - able to get payments

    Choice 2 - eligible

     

  5. Choice 1 - you are

    Choice 2 - she is

    Choice 3 - he is

     

  6. Choice 1 - age 65 or older

    Choice 2 - blind

    Choice 3 - age 65 or older and blind

    Choice 4 - disabled

    Choice 5 - age 65 or older and disabled

    Choice 6 - blind and disabled

     

  7. Choice 1 - your

    Choice 2 - her

    Choice 3 - his

     

  1. Situation Where Used:

Recipient resides in a State which has its optional supplementation federally administered and which pays a higher rate for another category. Recipient is in current pay status.

 

   (1)    been getting Supplemental Security Income checks because    (2)          (3)    . Because    (4)    also    (5)    we can increase the amount of State money in     (6)    check beginning    (7)    .

 

  1. Choice 1 - You have

    Choice 2 - She has

    Choice 3 - He has

     

  2. Choice 1 - you are

    Choice 2 - she is

    Choice 3 - he is

     

  3. Choice 1 - age 65 or older

    Choice 2 - blind

    Choice 3 - age 65 or older and blind

    Choice 4 - disabled

    Choice 5 - age 65 or older and disabled

    Choice 6 - blind and disabled

     

  4. Choice 1 - you are

    Choice 2 - she is

    Choice 3 - he is

     

  5. Choice 1 - age 65 or older

    Choice 2 - blind

    Choice 3 - age 65 or older and blind

    Choice 4 - disabled

    Choice 5 - age 65 or older and disabled

    Choice 6 - blind and disabled

     

  6. Choice 1 - your

    Choice 2 - her

    Choice 3 - his

     

  7. (Month/Year)

     

  1. Situation Where Used:

Increase in recipient's payment due to change in spouse's category.

 

   (1)    checks are being increased because    (2)    spouse is now    (3)    .

 

  1. Choice 1 - Your

    Choice 2 - Her

    Choice 3 - His

     

  2. Choice 1 - your

    Choice 2 - her

    Choice 3 - his

     

  3. Choice 1 - age 65 or older

    Choice 2 - blind

    Choice 3 - age 65 or older and blind

    Choice 4 - disabled

    Choice 5 - age 65 or older and disabled

    Choice 6 - blind and disabled

    Choice 7 - age 65 or older, blind, and disabled

     

  1. Situation Where Used:

Recipient or eligible spouse has been receiving payments in concurrent categories. Blindness and/or disability ceases but eligibility continues.

 

NOTE: Used with paragraph 2346.

 

If    (1)    condition should get worse, please contact     (2)     local Social Security office to see whether increased benefits can be paid.

 

  1. Choice 1 - your

    Choice 2 - her

    Choice 3 - his

     

  2. Choice 1 - your

    Choice 2 - her

    Choice 3 - his

     

  1. Situation Where Used:

Recipient has been on the SSI rolls as aged. He/she is determined to also be blind and/or disabled. Amount due may be retroactive or retroactive and ongoing.

 

   (1)    been    (2)    because    (3)    age 65 or older. Since it has been determined that    (4)    also    (5)          (6)    ,    (7)    due additional money    (8)    .

 

  1. Choice 1 - You have

    Choice 2 - She has

    Choice 3 - He has

     

  2. Choice 1 - getting Supplemental Security Income checks

    Choice 2 - eligible under the Supplemental Security Income program

     

  3. Choice 1 - you are

    Choice 2 - she is

    Choice 3 - he is

     

  4. Choice 1 - you are

    Choice 2 - she is

    Choice 3 - he is

    Choice 4 - you were

    Choice 5 - she was

    Choice 6 - he was

     

  5. Choice 1 - blind

    Choice 2 - disabled

    Choice 3 - blind and disabled

     

  6. Choice 1 - in (Month/Year)

    Choice 2 - in (Month/Year) through (Month/Year)

    Choice 3 - for (Month/Year) on

     

  7. Choice 1 - you are

    Choice 2 - she is

    Choice 3 - he is

     

  8. Choice 1 - for (Month/Year)

    Choice 2 - for (Month/Year) through (Month/Year)

    Choice 3 - for (Month/Year) on

     

  1. Situation Where Used:

A sponsored alien recipient becomes blind or disabled after entry to the U.S.

 

Since    (1)    disability began after    (2)    entered the United States,    (3)    check amount has been refigured. It is    (4)    necessary to count the income and certain property of    (5)    when we figure the amount of    (6)    Supplemental Security Income checks.

 

  1. Choice 1 - your

    Choice 2 - her

    Choice 3 - his

     

  2. Choice 1 - you

    Choice 2 - she

    Choice 3 - he

     

  3. Choice 1 - your

    Choice 2 - her

    Choice 3 - his

     

  4. Choice 1 - not

    Choice 2 - no longer

     

  5. Choice 1 - your sponsor

    Choice 2 - her sponsor

    Choice 3 - his sponsor

    Choice 4 - your sponsor and the spouse of your sponsor

    Choice 5 - her sponsor and the spouse of her sponsor

    Choice 6 - his sponsor and the spouse of his sponsor

     

  6. Choice 1 - your

    Choice 2 - her

    Choice 3 - his