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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Railroad Retirement Board OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Railroad Retirement Board OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Railroad Retirement Board
Report Number
19-17
Report Description

The Use of Medical Experts During Disability Determinations at the Railroad Retirement Board Can Be Improved

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
2

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
19-171 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommended that the Office of Programs establish procedures specifying how differences in medical assessments between medical experts, including the disability claims examiner, should be documented and reviewed to ensure the basis for the final decision is clearly evident in the disability case file.

19-172 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommended that the Office of Programs gather details about areas where a lack of objective findings to support medical assessments are observed in medical exam reports provided by contracted medical experts, and establish a process with the contracted medical experts for discussing and improving the consistency and quality of future medical exam reports.

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

United States