{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-219.63","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 219.63","heading":"What evidence is required to establish “good cause”.","body":"The Board will ask for the following evidence of “good cause”:\n(a) The claimant's signed statement explaining why he or she did not file the application for lump-sum death payment or annuity unpaid at death or the parent's proof of support within the specified two-year period.\n(b) If the statement in paragraph (a) of this section or other evidence raises a reasonable doubt as to whether there was good cause, other convincing evidence to establish “good cause”.","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 D—Other 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":"d0ad5f8df58dbc451adc7e220ec6da978fba6d11a058a385808c3451376ea724","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-219.62","next":"us/20-cfr-219.64"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}