[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR217.18]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 217_APPLICATION FOR ANNUITY OR LUMP SUM--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C_Filing An Application
 
Sec. 217.18  When application is not acceptable.

    (a) Not properly signed. The Board will ask the applicant to prepare 
a corrected application if--
    (1) The original application was signed by someone other than the 
claimant or a person described in Sec. 217.17; or
    (2) The signature has been changed; or
    (3) The signature is not readable or does not appear to be 
authentic.
    (b) Incomplete or not readable. The Board will ask the applicant to 
prepare a supplemental application with certain items completed if--
    (1) Any entries on the application are not readable or appear to be 
incorrect; or
    (2) An important part of the application was not completed.
    (c) Obtaining corrected application. If an application is not 
properly signed, the applicant must prepare a new application with a 
corrected signature. If the Board receives the corrected application 
within 30 days after the applicant is asked to prepare it, the Board 
will use the filing date of the original application to pay benefits. If 
the Board receives the corrected application more than 30 days after the 
notice to the applicant, the Board will use the filing date of the 
corrected application to pay benefits.