[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: 20CFR220.10]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 220_DETERMINING DISABILITY--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C_Disability Under the Railroad Retirement Act for Work in an 
                 Employee's Regular Railroad Occupation
 
Sec. 220.10  Disability for work in an employee's regular railroad 
occupation.


    (a) In order to receive an occupational disability annuity an 
eligible employee must be found by the Board to be disabled for work in 
his or her regular railroad occupation because of a permanent physical 
or mental impairment. In this subpart the Board describes in general 
terms how it evaluates a claim for an occupational disability annuity. 
In accordance with section 2(a)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act this 
subpart was developed with the cooperation of employers and

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employees. This subpart is supplemented by an Occupational Disability 
Claims Manual (Manual) \1\ which was also developed with the cooperation 
of employers and employees.
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    \1\ The Manual may be obtained from the Board's headquarters at 844 
North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
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    (b) In accordance with section 2(a)(2) of the Railroad Retirement 
Act, the Board shall select two physicians, one from recommendations 
made by representatives of employers and one from recommendations made 
by representatives of employees. These individuals shall comprise the 
Occupational Disability Advisory Committee (Committee). This Committee 
shall periodically review, as necessary, this subpart and the Manual and 
make recommendations to the Board with respect to amendments to this 
subpart or to the Manual. The Board shall confer with the Committee 
before it amends either this subpart or the Manual.

[63 FR 7541, Feb. 13, 1998]