[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: 20CFR220.2]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 220_DETERMINING DISABILITY--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  220.2  The basis for the Board's disability decision.

    (a) The Board makes disability decisions for claims of disability 
under the Railroad Retirement Act. These decisions are based either on 
the rules contained in the Board's regulations in this part or the rules 
contained in the regulations of the Social Security Administration, 
whichever is controlling.
    (b) A disability decision is made only if the claimant meets other 
basic eligibility requirements for the specific disability benefit for 
which he or she is applying. For example, a claimant for an occupational 
disability annuity must first meet the eligibility requirements for that 
annuity, as explained in part 216 of this chapter, in order for the 
Board to make a disability decision.