Question: Ms. A is a native of Italy. She married an American and emigrated to the United States in 1991. She eventually became a citizen. She is now divorced. She worked for many years under U.S. Social Security law. Recently, she became sick. Ms. A has only modest income from investments. Ms. A decides to move back to Italy and live with her sister since she will be eligible for free medical care in Italy but not in the United States. Ms. A files a claim for U.S. Social Security disability insurance benefits in Italy. Which Disability Determination Service (DDS) will make the initial determination on her disability claim?
Possible answers:
DDS for the last state in which Ms. A lived
DDS for the District of Columbia
International DDS within the Office of International Operations
Federal DDS
Under the U.S.-Italy Social Security treaty, the Italian Social Security system using U.S. law
Answer: The International DDS which is part of the Office of International Operations.
OMG I guessed correctly yeaaaa
ReplyDeleteSo, uh, was there a point to this?
better answer...she is not eligible because she wants to live in Italy.
ReplyDelete"OMG I guessed correctly yeaaaa"
ReplyDeleteYou probably work for OIO. LOL
The point is for Charles Hall to show off how knowledgeable he is about the Social Security program and see how well-informed his readers are.
ReplyDeleteI actually had a case like this recently, except it was a man and he had dual residences in US and Ireland. He was in Ireland the entire duration of the case and it was handled through IOI. It was pretty wild to see SSA sending letters to Ireland!
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, I probably wouldn't have gotten this question right.
"The point is for Charles Hall to show off how knowledgeable he is about the Social Security program and see how well-informed his readers are."
ReplyDeleteOK here's one. Can a person with unexpired Form I-94 with K-1 status be assigned an SSN after they are married.