regarding the competency fiduciary hub has jurisdiction of the determination, or final determination. additional medical evidence concerning the issue of competency has been received The table below describes the appropriate process for making final c. Making Final competency determinations at the RO co-located with the fiduciary hub when Competency additional medical evidence or a hearing request is received. Determinations When Additional Medical Evidence or a Hearing Request Is Received Step Responsible Action Employee 1 Fiduciary hub transfers the claims folder to the RO co-located employee with the fiduciary hub upon receipt of a request for hearing concerning the competency determination, or additional medical evidence concerning the competency determination transfers jurisdiction of the EP 600 from the fiduciary hub to the RO co-located with the fiduciary hub, and closes the tracked item in VBMS or Modern Awards Processing Development (MAP-D) and – changes the claim status to Inter-office action required: Additional Competency Evidence to VSC. 2 VSR at the monitors workload management reports for claims RO with the status of Inter-office action required: with and Additional Competency Evidence to VSC, the fiduciary provides the claims folder for RVSR review and hub final decision preparation. 3 RVSR at the conducts all requested hearings concerning the RO competency determination with reviews all additional medical evidence received the fiduciary since the initial proposal of a finding of hub incompetency, and issues a final decision based on all the evidence of record. 4 VSR at the If the beneficiary is rated competent RO processes any award actions
regarding the competency determination, or additional medical evidence concerning the issue of competency has been received fiduciary hub has jurisdiction of the final determination. c. Making Final Competency Determinations When Additional Medical Evidence or a Hearing Request Is Received The table below describes the appropriate process for making final competency determinations at the RO co-located with the fiduciary hub when additional medical evidence or a hearing request is received. Step Responsible Employee Action 1 Fiduciary hub employee transfers the claims folder to the RO co-located with the fiduciary hub upon receipt of a request for hearing concerning the competency determination, or additional medical evidence concerning the competency determination transfers jurisdiction of the EP 600 from the fiduciary hub to the RO co-located with the fiduciary hub, and closes the tracked item in VBMS or Modern Awards Processing – Development (MAP-D) and changes the claim status to Inter-office action required: Additional Competency Evidence to VSC. 2 VSR at the RO with the fiduciary hub monitors workload management reports for claims with the status of Inter-office action required: Additional Competency Evidence to VSC, and provides the claims folder for RVSR review and final decision preparation. 3 RVSR at the RO with the fiduciary hub conducts all requested hearings concerning the competency determination reviews all additional medical evidence received since the initial proposal of a finding of incompetency, and issues a final decision based on all the evidence of record. 4 VSR at the RO If the beneficiary is rated competent processes any award actions