[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: 20CFR220.12]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 220_DETERMINING DISABILITY--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart C_Disability Under the Railroad Retirement Act for Work in an 

                 Employee's Regular Railroad Occupation

 

Sec.  220.12  Evidence considered.



    The regulations explaining the employee's responsibility to provide 

evidence of disability, the kind of evidence, what medical evidence 

consists of, and the consequences of refusing or failing to provide 

evidence or to have a medical examination are found in Sec.  220.45 

through Sec.  220.48. The regulations explaining when the employee may 

be requested to report for a consultative examination are found in Sec.  

220.50 and Sec.  220.51. The regulations explaining how the Board 

evaluates conclusions by physicians concerning the employee's 

disability, how the Board evaluates the employee's symptoms, what 

medical findings consist of, and the need to follow prescribed treatment 

are found in Sec.  220.112 through Sec.  220.115.



[56 FR 12980, Mar. 28, 1991. Redesignated at 63 FR 7541, Feb. 13, 1998]