{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-217.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 217.5","heading":"When an application is a claim for an annuity or lump sum.","body":"An application is a claim for an annuity or lump sum if it meets all of the following conditions:\n(a) It is on an application form completed and filed with the Board as described in § 217.6;\n(b) It is signed by the claimant or by someone described in § 217.17 who can sign the application for the claimant;\n(c) It is filed with the Board on or before the date of death of the claimant. (See § 217.10 for limited exceptions.)","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 B—Applications"],"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":"f04470f0468387af7f8587c23f36acf3b5cb1a6bb8aa3fdac522f4ca6be37399","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-217.3","next":"us/20-cfr-217.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}