[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: 20CFR210.1] [Page 200] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD PART 210_CREDITABLE RAILROAD SERVICE--Table of Contents Sec. 210.1 General. Sec. 210.1 General. 210.2 Definition of service. 210.3 Month of service. 210.4 Year of service. 210.5 Creditability of service. 210.6 Service credited for creditable military service. 210.7 Verification of service claimed. Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f. An individual's entitlement to benefits and the amount of benefits payable under the Railroad Retirement Act are determined based, in part, on the individual's years of service. This part defines what the term service means under the Railroad Retirement Act and sets forth what types of service are creditable under that Act. [49 FR 46731, Nov. 28, 1984]