No one claimed my father's 'death benefit'. He is not listed on the SSDI. When I contacted Social Security they indicated that there is a time period of two years during which the death benefit may be claimed. There was nothing I could do to get his name on the SSDI which is not based totally on whether or not the death benefit was claimed... Anyway, I was beyond the time limit for collecting the benefit (having called many years after his death). Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "IRENE LANDENBERGER" <landen2@msn.com> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Re: SSDI FAQ | Somewhere I read that if the 'death benefit' wasn't claimed then the person | would not be on the list. I can't confirm that because I don't remember | where I saw it. Irene |