[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: 20CFR220.60]



[Page 273-274]

 

                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 220_DETERMINING DISABILITY--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart G_Consultative Examinations

 

Sec.  220.60  Diagnostic surgical procedures.



    The Board will not order diagnostic surgical procedures such as 

myelograms and arteriograms for the evaluation of disability under the 

Board's disability program. In addition, the Board



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will not order procedures such as cardiac catheterization and surgical 

biopsy. However, if any of these procedures have been performed as part 

of a workup by the claimant's treating physician or other medical 

source, the results may be secured and used to help evaluate an 

impairment(s)'s severity.