XIV.1
Part XIV + corpus guides · 16 article summaries
Treat a data match as a lead—not an automatic adverse action.
Matching programs, protected FTI, identity/death/income review, incarceration and fugitive-felon matches, plus the M21 table of contents and prologue.
16 of 16 article summaries shownXIV.2.A
SSA income match
Verify matched identity/income, obtain needed evidence, recalculate the affected income-based award, and give due process.
Read the captured source →XIV.2.B
SSA death-file match
Confirm identity and death before stopping benefits; resolve false matches and develop survivor actions.
Read the captured source →XIV.2.C
SSN verification
Resolve SSN mismatch through acceptable identity evidence and correct all affected records without creating duplicates.
Read the captured source →XIV.3 · newer capture (2026)
Age-100 review
Verify the beneficiary is alive, identity/payment remains correct, and required award/fiduciary action is complete.
Read the captured source →XIV.3 · historical capture (2021)
Age-100 review · historical duplicate
This older 2021 capture uses different work-item controls. Use the newer 2026 article for the retained current procedure, including its EP 130 instructions; keep this copy for historical comparison.
Read the captured source →XIV.4.A
FTI match—general
Use Federal tax information only for authorized purposes and follow the special access, development, and disclosure rules.
Read the captured source →XIV.4.B
FTI safeguarding
Restrict access, storage, copying, communication, and disposal of FTI; ordinary claims-folder access rules are insufficient.
Read the captured source →XIV.4.C
FTI pension/DIC audit
Verify matched income, develop discrepancies, recompute entitlement, and apply due process without disclosing protected FTI improperly.
Read the captured source →XIV.4.D
Income Verification Match
Process IVM data through restricted controls, verify income, calculate the award effect, and document/notify lawfully.
Read the captured source →XIV.5
Return-to-active-duty match
Confirm active-duty dates and identity, adjust compensation with notice, and control restoration after discharge.
Read the captured source →XIV.6
Duplicate-payment review
Verify that payments are truly duplicative, identify the correct beneficiary/award, and correct them with due process and debt controls.
Read the captured source →XIV.7
Incarceration match
Verify beneficiary, conviction, confinement type and dates before adjusting benefits or considering apportionment.
Read the captured source →XIV.8
Fugitive-felon match
Develop warrant/offense/status facts under the current statutory rule before proposing or taking award action.
Read the captured source →M21 Part C
M21 table of contents
Use this as the navigation map for the manual; it does not independently create a claims-processing rule.
Read the captured source →M21 Prologue