20 C.F.R. PART 220--DETERMINING DISABILITY
TITLE 20--Employees' Benefits
CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
SUBCHAPTER B--REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT
PART 220--DETERMINING DISABILITY
Subpart A--GENERAL
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| The basis for the Board's disability decision.
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| Determinations by other organizations and agencies.
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Subpart B--GENERAL DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS PART
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| Definitions as used in this part.
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Subpart C--DISABILITY UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT FOR WORK IN AN EMPLOYEE'S REGULAR RAILROAD OCCUPATION
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| Disability for work in an employee's regular railroad occupation.
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| Definitions as used in this subpart.
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| Establishment of permanent disability for work in regular railroad occupation.
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| Effects of work on occupational disability.
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| Responsibility to notify the Board of events which affect disability.
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| Recovery from disability for work in the regular occupation.
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| The reentitlement period.
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| Payment of the disability annuity during the trial work period and the reentitlement period.
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| Notice that an annuitant is no longer disabled.
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| Initial evaluation of a previous occupational disability.
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Subpart D--DISABILITY UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT FOR ANY REGULAR EMPLOYMENT
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| Disability for any regular employment, defined.
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| What is needed to show an impairment.
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| How long the impairment must last.
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| Work that is considered substantial gainful activity.
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| Special period required for eligibility of widow(er)s.
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Subpart E--DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS GOVERNED BY THE REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
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| When a child's disability determination is governed by the regulations of the Social Security Administration.
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| When a widow(er)'s disability determination is governed by the regulations of the Social Security Administration.
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| Disability determination for a surviving divorced spouse or remarried widow(er).
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Subpart F--EVIDENCE OF DISABILITY
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| Providing evidence of disability.
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| Purchase of existing medical evidence.
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| If the claimant fails to submit medical or other evidence.
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Subpart G--CONSULTATIVE EXAMINATIONS
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| Consultative examinations at the Board's expense.
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| Notice of the examination.
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| Failure to appear at a consultative examination.
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| When the Board will purchase a consultative examination and how it will be used.
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| When the Board will not purchase a consultative examination.
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| Purchase of consultative examinations at the reconsideration level.
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| Securing medical evidence at the hearings officer hearing level.
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| Types of purchased examinations and selection of sources.
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| Objections to the designated physician or psychologist.
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| Requesting examination by a specific physician, psychologist or institution--hearings officer hearing level.
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| Diagnostic surgical procedures.
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| Informing the examining physician or psychologist of examination scheduling, report content and signature requirements.
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| Reviewing reports of consultative examinations.
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Subpart H--EVALUATION OF DISABILITY
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| Evaluation of disability for any regular employment.
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| Evaluation of mental impairments.
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| Non-severe impairment(s), defined.
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| Two or more unrelated impairments--initial claims.
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| Initial evaluation of a previous disability.
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Subpart I--MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS
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| Listing of Impairments in appendix 1 of this part.
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| Conclusions by physicians concerning the claimant's disability.
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| Symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings.
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| Evaluation of symptoms, including pain.
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| Need to follow prescribed treatment.
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Subpart J--RESIDUAL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
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| The claimant's residual functional capacity.
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| Responsibility for assessing and determining residual functional capacity.
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Subpart K--VOCATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
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| When vocational background is considered.
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| Relationship of ability to do work and residual functional capacity.
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| When the only work experience is arduous unskilled physical labor.
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| Age as a vocational factor.
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| Education as a vocational factor.
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| Work experience as a vocational factor.
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| Work which exists in the national economy.
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| Physical exertion requirements.
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| Medical-vocational guidelines in appendix 2 of this part.
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| Exertional and nonexertional limitations.
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Subpart L--SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY
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| Substantial gainful activity, defined.
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| General information about work activity.
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| Evaluation guides for an employed claimant.
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| Evaluation guides for a self-employed claimant.
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| Impairment-related work expenses.
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Subpart M--DISABILITY ANNUITY EARNINGS RESTRICTIONS
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| How work for a railroad employer affects a disability annuity.
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| How work affects an employee disability annuity.
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| Employee penalty deductions.
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| Employee end-of-year adjustment.
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Subpart N--TRIAL WORK PERIOD AND REENTITLEMENT PERIOD FOR ANNUITANTS DISABLED FOR ANY REGULAR EMPLOYMENT
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| The reentitlement period.
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Subpart O--CONTINUING OR STOPPING DISABILITY DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY OR MEDICAL IMPROVEMENT
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| Responsibility to notify the Board of events which affect disability.
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| When disability continues or ends.
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| Determining medical improvement and its relationship to the annuitant's ability to do work.
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| Exceptions to medical improvement.
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| Determining continuation or cessation of disability.
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| The month in which the Board will find that the annuitant is no longer disabled.
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| Before a disability annuity is stopped.
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| Notice that the annuitant is not disabled.
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| If the annuitant becomes disabled by another impairment(s).
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| The Board may conduct a review to find out whether the annuitant continues to be disabled.
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| When and how often the Board will conduct a continuing disability review.
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| If the annuitant's medical recovery was expected and the annuitant returned to work.
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