{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-219.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 219.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this subpart—\nAnnuity means a recurring payment due an entitled person for a calendar month and made to him or her on the first day of the following month.\nApply means to sign a form or statement that the Board accepts as an application.\nClaimant means the person who files an application for an annuity or lump-sum payment for himself, herself, or some other person.\nBenefit means any employee annuity, spouse annuity, survivor annuity, or lump-sum payment under the Railroad Retirement Act.\nConvincing evidence means one or more pieces of evidence that proves to the satisfaction of the Board that an individual meets a requirement for eligibility for benefits. See § 219.7 for guides the Board uses in deciding whether evidence is convincing.\nEligible means that a person meets all of the requirements for payment of benefits but has not yet applied therefor.\nEntitled means that a person has applied for and has proved his or her right to payment of benefits.\nEvidence means any record or document or testimony that helps to show whether a person is eligible for benefits. It may also be used to establish whether the person is still entitled to benefits.\nRepresentative means a person who acts on behalf of a claimant in regard to his or her claim for benefits from the Board and in the presentation of evidence to support the claim.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 219—EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT","Subpart A—General Evidence Requirements"],"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":"01f52e1fbbe8d07addf5c43e99f4bf3b7edfb64cec6310cde23a0132bcf1217b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-219.1","next":"us/20-cfr-219.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}