Payment of Benefits to Certain Persons Already Entitled to Benefits under the Trust Territory Social Security Act

Payment of Benefits to Certain Persons Already Entitled to Benefits under the Trust Territory Social Security Act. Any person entitled as of January 1976 or a later month to monthly benefits under the Trust Territory Social Security Act [73 TTC § 1 et seq.] on the basis of wages, credit for which is given under 3 CMC § 3301(b), shall be deemed entitled to such benefits under this division effective as of January 1976 or such later month. In such a case the decision of the Trust Territory Social Security Board as to entitlement of such person under the Trust Territory Social Security System shall be accepted by the Social Security Administrator and shall be subject to appeal under this division to the Appellate Examiner only if (1) no appeal proceedings are in progress under the Trust Territory Social Security Act [73 TTC § 1 et seq.], (2) less than 60 days have elapsed since the entitlement was determined by the Trust Territory Social Security Board, and (3) the person aggrieved by the determination of that board files an appeal in accordance with the provisions of 3 CMC § 3107. Source: DL 5-12, § 1.