Social Security Administration

We issued this to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) followed its policy to identify and expeditiously process veteran and military casualty disability claims.

We issued this to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) identified, and took appropriate action on, all cases in which a new representative payee was needed when a current representative payee died.

We issued this to determine whether the (1) representative payee had effective safeguards over the receipt and disbursement of Social Security benefit payments for individuals in her care and (2) benefit payments were used and accounted for in accordance with Social Security Administration (SSA)...

We issued this to determine whether the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policy for averaging earnings ensured staff made accurate and consistent substantial gainful activity (SGA) determinations.

We issued this to identify instances where field office managers and supervisors closed unusual volumes of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) redeterminations and determine whether they closed the redeterminations in accordance with Agency policy.

To determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) identified and properly resolved underpayments on prior Supplemental Security Income (SSI) records.

To determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) complied with its policies when it paid benefits to minor children.

To determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) properly used Medical Improvement Review Standard (MIRS) exceptions, other than failure to cooperate, during continuing disability reviews (CDR) conducted in Calendar Year 2017.