[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: 20CFR219.22]



[Page 249]

 

                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 219_EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart B_Evidence of Age and Death

 

Sec.  219.22  When evidence of death is required.



    (a) When evidence of the employee's death is required. Evidence to 

prove the employee's death is always required for payment of any type of 

survivor annuity or lump-sum payment based on the deceased employee's 

record. See parts 216 and 234 for types of survivor payments.

    (b) When evidence to prove death of other persons is required. 

Evidence to prove the death of persons other than the empoyee is 

required when--

    (1) A claimant, who is eligible for survivor benefits, dies after 

the employee;

    (2) A residual lump sum (see part 234 of this chapter) is payable 

and a person whom the employee named to receive all or part of this 

payment dies before the employee, or such person dies after the employee 

but before receiving his or her share of the benefit; or

    (3) There is reasonable doubt of the death of--

    (i) Any person who, if alive, has priority over the applicant;

    (ii) Any spouse whose death is alleged to have ended a previous 

marriage, if a later marriage in question cannot be presumed valid under 

state law; or

    (iii) Any person the termination of whose entitlement would increase 

payments to other entitled persons.