[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: 20CFR220.15]



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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.  220.15  Effects of work on occupational disability.



    (a) Disability onset when the employee works despite impairment. An 

employee who has stopped work in his or her regular occupation due to a 

permanent physical or mental impairment(s) may make an effort to return 

to work in his or her regular occupation. If the employee is 

subsequently forced to stop that work after a short time because of his 

or her impairment(s), the Board will generally consider that work as an 

unsuccessful work attempt. In this situation, the Board may determine 

that the employee became disabled for work in his or her regular 

occupation before the last date the employee worked in his or her 

regular occupation. No annuity will be payable, however, until after the 

last date worked.

    (b) Occupational disability annuitant work restrictions. The 

restrictions which apply to an annuitant who is disabled for work in his 

or her regular occupation are found in Sec. Sec.  220.160 through 

220.164.