M1b) Development Errors not associated with end product under review M1c) Decision Errors not associated with end product under review M1d) Payment Errors not associated with end product under review M1e) Comment for all other actions not associated with end product under review M1f) Notification Errors not associated with end product under review M2) Notification Errors - end product under review Special Case Identification Regional Office: Resource N1) Brokered Case Office: None selected None selected N2) Pension Management Center Case N3) PLCP FOR EACH ANSWER RECORDED, PROVIDE A NARRATIVE SUMMARY BRIEF “NO” OF THE ERROR AND STATUTORY, REGULATORY, JUDICIAL OR MANUAL REFERENCES ON THE REVERSE OF ATTACHED NARRATIVE SUMMARY SHEET. NOTE: DATE OF CLAIM ERRORS DO NOT REQUIRE CITATIONS ON THE STAR CHECKLIST. These instructions and guidelines have been developed to promote b. Instructions and Guidelines consistency and uniformity in the review of cases selected for the STAR for program. Use these instructions/guidelines in conjunction with the STAR Authorization Authorization Checklist. Review For the purpose of measuring technical accuracy under the STAR program, a case is considered either or A case will be considered “accurate” “in error.” when all of the questions for each element indicated on the Benefit “accurate” Entitlement Section of the STAR Authorization Checklist are answered or The elements are: A) Address All Issues, B) Proper “YES” “N/A.” Development or Procedural Issues, C) Income Issues, D) Dependency Issues, E) Burial Issues, F) Accrued Benefits Issues, G) Adjustments (Hospitalization, Incarceration, Active Duty, or Drill Pay), H) Payment & Effective Dates. A case will be considered if the answer to any “in error”
M1b) Development Errors not associated with end product under review M1c) Decision Errors not associated with end product under review M1d) Payment Errors not associated with end product under review M1e) Comment for all other actions not associated with end product under review M1f) Notification Errors not associated with end product under review M2) Notification Errors - end product under review Special Case Identification N1) Brokered Case Regional Office: Resource Office: None selected None selected N2) Pension Management Center Case N3) PLCP FOR EACH “NO” ANSWER RECORDED, PROVIDE A BRIEF NARRATIVE SUMMARY OF THE ERROR AND STATUTORY, REGULATORY, JUDICIAL OR MANUAL REFERENCES ON THE REVERSE OF ATTACHED NARRATIVE SUMMARY SHEET. NOTE: DATE OF CLAIM ERRORS DO NOT REQUIRE CITATIONS ON THE STAR CHECKLIST. b. Instructions and Guidelines for Authorization Review These instructions and guidelines have been developed to promote consistency and uniformity in the review of cases selected for the STAR program. Use these instructions/guidelines in conjunction with the STAR Authorization Checklist. For the purpose of measuring technical accuracy under the STAR program, a case is considered either “accurate” or “in error.” A case will be considered “accurate” when all of the questions for each element indicated on the Benefit Entitlement Section of the STAR Authorization Checklist are answered “YES” or “N/A.” The elements are: A) Address All Issues, B) Proper Development or Procedural Issues, C) Income Issues, D) Dependency Issues, E) Burial Issues, F) Accrued Benefits Issues, G) Adjustments (Hospitalization, Incarceration, Active Duty, or Drill Pay), H) Payment & Effective Dates. A case will be considered “in error” if the answer to any