MOET = Month of Entitlement NH = Numberholder RIB = Retirement Insurance Benefit File and Suspend https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0202409100– Fact (section 7 gives detail on dually-entitled f&s, where a widow(er) has survivor bene’s in addition to RIB) ...
While what SSA told her would be true in some cases, the fact that her ex-husband is already receiving benefits overrides the 2-year waiting period for independent entitlement. This is all well and good to know, but how does she prove this to SSA? This is where we go to POMS. In ca...