{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-216.80","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 216.80","heading":"General.","body":"The Railroad Retirement Act provides an annuity for the surviving parent of a deceased employee. The deceased employee must have completed 10 years of railroad service and have had a current connection with the railroad industry at the time of his or her death. A parent may only receive an annuity based on age.","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 I—Parent's Annuity"],"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":"4d0d3d0487369617268961e114a2e878996a56cb45c436f7f5a7712a8e2064cb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-216.75","next":"us/20-cfr-216.81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}