[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: 20CFR217.21]

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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. 217.21  Deterred from filing.

    A person who telephones or visits a Board office stating that he or 
she wishes to file for an annuity or lump sum, but puts off filing 
because of an action or lack of action by an employee of the Board, can 
establish a filing date based on that oral notice if the following 
conditions are met:
    (a) There is evidence which establishes that the employee of the 
Board failed to--
    (1) Tell the person that it was necessary to file an application on 
the proper form; or
    (2) Tell the person that a written statement could protect the 
filing date; or
    (3) Give the person the proper application form; or
    (4) Correctly inform the person of his or her eligibility.
    (b) The person files an application on one of the forms described in 
part 200 of this chapter within 90 days after the date a notice is sent 
advising the person of the need to file an application.
    (c) The claimant is alive when the application is filed except as 
provided in Sec. 217.10.

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