{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-217.19","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 217.19","heading":"Representative of the claimant selected after application is filed.","body":"(a) Before benefits awarded. If the Board selects a representative for an incompetent claimant (see part 266 of this chapter) after an application is filed but before the benefit is awarded, a new benefit application must be filed by the representative. However, benefits will be paid using the filing date of the original benefit application.\n(b) After benefits awarded. If the Board selects a representative after a monthly annuity was awarded to another person, the representative must apply as a substitute payee on a form specifically designed for that purpose. A new annuity application is not required.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 217—APPLICATION FOR ANNUITY OR LUMP SUM","Subpart C—Filing An Application"],"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":"520604941abd02808764be87b36844a6b34eca2905a04ce70cea87bdee65d6fd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-217.18","next":"us/20-cfr-217.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}