20 CFR 219.5
§ 219.5 Where and how to provide evidence.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 219.5, § 219.5 Where and how to provide evidence, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77149
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(a) When Board office is accessible. A claimant or representative should give his or her evidence to an employee of the Railroad Retirement Board office where he or she files the application. An employee of the Board will tell the claimant or representative what is needed and how to get it.
(b) When Board office is not accessible. A claimant who lives in an area where there is no Board office or who is unable to travel to a Board office may send evidence to the Board office nearest to where the claimant lives. A claimant who lives outside the United States may take evidence to the American embassy or consulate or other Foreign Service Office nearest to where he or she lives or send it to the headquarters of the Board.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.