> I've noticed that SSDI names were added only after all claims were > satisfied. IOW if someone in the family is still collecting from > that account, the name will not show up. I haven't confirmed this. > Anyone else notice this, or has anyone found a rule stating this? > > "Bob Furtaw" <bob@furtaw.com> Bob: As near as can be determined, the only rule with regard to the SSA death master index (the basis for what is called the SSDI) is that there are no rules. No joke. A name is on the list if it gets reported and subsequently added. Nothing else seems to matter, except that the deceased needs to have had a SS number or a RR retirement number. I suspect it is a coincidence that the delay in adding the name approximates the delay in clearing up the accounts. Richard Fairfax, VA "Richard A. Pence" <richardpence@pipeline.com>