{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-212.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 212.5","heading":"Verification of military service.","body":"Military service may be verified by the following proof:\n(a) The original certificate of discharge or release to inactive duty from a branch of the armed forces that shows the beginning and ending dates of the individual's active military service; or a certified copy of the original certificate made by the Federal, State, county or municipal agency or department in which the original certificate is recorded; or\n(b) A certificate from a branch of the armed forces that shows the beginning and ending dates of the individual's active military service; or\n(c) A photocopy of the document described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 212—MILITARY SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"f1c8de4586db803a9f3a4b6034fbf39a255b77904917edc12ca3fa296c54960f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-212.4","next":"us/20-cfr-212.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}