{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-218.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 218.6","heading":"How to choose an annuity beginning date.","body":"(a) When application is filed. The applicant may choose an annuity beginning date by—\n(1) Naming the month, day and year in an application accepted by the Board; or\n(2) Including with the application a signed statement which tells the date (month, day and year) when the annuity should begin.\n(b) After application is filed. After an application is filed, the claimant may choose an annuity beginning date by submitting a signed statement which tells the month, day and year when the annuity should begin.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 218—ANNUITY BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES","Subpart B—When an Annuity Begins"],"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":"3f8d9e6497e6a6cc2237e9ecb03b2bbe8810f226ac101523b3963d2c693be649","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-218.5","next":"us/20-cfr-218.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}