[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: 20CFR220.39]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 220_DETERMINING DISABILITY--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart E_Disability Determinations Governed by the Regulations of the 
                     Social Security Administration
 
Sec. 220.39  Disability determination for a surviving divorced spouse 
or remarried widow(er).

    A surviving divorced spouse or a remarried widow(er) must be found 
disabled under the Social Security Act in order to qualify for both an 
annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act and early Medicare based upon 
disability. Disability determinations for surviving divorced spouses and 
remarried widow(er)s are governed by the applicable regulations of the 
Social Security Administration, found at Sec. 404.1577 of this title.