[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: 20CFR220.39]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 220_DETERMINING DISABILITY--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart E_Disability Determinations Governed by the Regulations of the 

                     Social Security Administration

 

Sec.  220.39  Disability determination for a surviving divorced spouse 

or remarried widow(er).



    A surviving divorced spouse or a remarried widow(er) must be found 

disabled under the Social Security Act in order to qualify for both an 

annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act and early Medicare based upon 

disability. Disability determinations for surviving divorced spouses and 

remarried widow(er)s are governed by the applicable regulations of the 

Social Security Administration, found at Sec.  404.1577 of this title.