{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-216.68","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 216.68","heading":"Disability period for widow(er), surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er).","body":"A widow(er), surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er) who has a disability as defined in part 220 of this chapter is eligible for an annuity only if the disability began before the end of a period which:\n(a) Begins in the later of:\n(1) The month in which the employee died;\n(2) The last month for which the widow(er) or surviving divorced spouse was entitled to an annuity for having the employee's child in care; or\n(3) The last month for which the widow(er) or surviving divorced spouse was entitled to a previous annuity based on disability; and\n(b) Ends with the earlier of:\n(1) The month before the month in which the widow(er) or surviving divorced spouse or remarried widow(er) become 60 years old; or\n(2) The last day of the last month of a 7-year period (84 consecutive months) following the month in which the period began.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 216—ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY","Subpart G—Widow(er), Surviving Divorced Spouse, and Remarried Widow(er) Annuities"],"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":"41fc631b9a94bed9b3a5d0f3fb69e9237b28850a41ec5e8fe9b00f23f19452e1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-216.67","next":"us/20-cfr-216.70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}