[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: 20CFR219.44]



[Page 254]

 

                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 219_EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart C_Evidence of Relationship

 

Sec.  219.44  Evidence of relationship of a person other than a parent 

or child.



    (a) Claimants other than child or parent. When any person other than 

a child or parent applies for benefits due because of the employee's 

death or because of the death of a beneficiary, the Board may ask the 

claimant for evidence of relationship.

    (b) Evidence required. The type of evidence required is dependent 

upon the amount payable and the claimant's relationship to the deceased 

employee or beneficiary.

    (c) More than one eligible and claimants agree on relationship. If 

there is more than one person eligible for benefits, and all eligible 

persons agree on the relationship of each other eligible person, only 

one of the persons will be asked to furnish proof of relationship. For 

example, if brothers and sisters of a deceased employee file 

applications for the residual lump sum or annuity payments due but 

unpaid at death, only one of them need file proof of relationship if 

their applications indicate that there is no dispute as to who are the 

brothers and sisters of the employee.