I am fairly sure that you will need to recompile your COBOL programs. z/OS cannot run z/VSE "load modules". The infrastructure control blocks are different. For instances, z/VSE uses DTFxx macros (control block) for SAM files whereas z/OS uses DCB. You cannot OPEN a z/VSE DTF under z/OS and vice versa.
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