[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: 20CFR219.2]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 219_EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart A_General Evidence Requirements
 
Sec. 219.2  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart--
    Annuity means a recurring payment due an entitled person for a 
calendar month and made to him or her on the first day of the following 
month.
    Apply means to sign a form or statement that the Board accepts as an 
application.
    Claimant means the person who files an application for an annuity or 
lump-sum payment for himself, herself, or some other person.
    Benefit means any employee annuity, spouse annuity, survivor 
annuity, or lump-sum payment under the Railroad Retirement Act.
    Convincing evidence means one or more pieces of evidence that proves 
to the satisfaction of the Board that an individual meets a requirement 
for eligibility for benefits. See Sec. 219.7 for guides the Board uses 
in deciding whether evidence is convincing.
    Eligible means that a person meets all of the requirements for 
payment of benefits but has not yet applied therefor.
    Entitled means that a person has applied for and has proved his or 
her right to payment of benefits.
    Evidence means any record or document or testimony that helps to 
show whether a person is eligible for benefits. It may also be used to 
establish

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whether the person is still entitled to benefits.
    Representative means a person who acts on behalf of a claimant in 
regard to his or her claim for benefits from the Board and in the 
presentation of evidence to support the claim.