[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: 20CFR219.5]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 219_EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart A_General Evidence Requirements

 

Sec.  219.5  Where and how to provide evidence.



    (a) When Board office is accessible. A claimant or representative 

should give his or her evidence to an employee of the Railroad 

Retirement Board office where he or she files the application. An 

employee of the Board will tell the claimant or representative what is 

needed and how to get it.

    (b) When Board office is not accessible. A claimant who lives in an 

area where there is no Board office or who is unable to travel to a 

Board office may send evidence to the Board office nearest to where the 

claimant lives. A claimant who lives outside the United States may take 

evidence to the American embassy or consulate or other Foreign Service 

Office nearest to where he or she lives or send it to the headquarters 

of the Board.