[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR217.6]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 217_APPLICATION FOR ANNUITY OR LUMP SUM--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B_Applications
 
Sec.  217.6  What is an application filed with the Board.

    (a) General. An application filed with the Board is generally one 
that is filed on a form set up by the Board for that purpose. See part 
200 of this chapter for a list of application forms.
    (b) Claim filed with the Social Security Administration. An 
application filed for benefits under title II of the Social Security Act 
on one of the forms set up by the Social Security Administration for 
that purpose (except an application for a disability insurance benefit 
that terminated before the employee completed his or her 120th month of 
creditable railroad service) is also considered an application for an 
annuity or lump sum if it is filed as shown in Sec.  217.7.
    (c) Claim filed with the Veterans Administration. An application 
filed with the Veterans Administration on one of its forms for survivor 
benefits under section 3005 of title 38, United States Code, is also 
considered an application for a survivor annuity.