20 CFR § 212.1 - General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s212.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 212.1 - General."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "212.1"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "212"
part_name: "MILITARY SERVICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "45 U.S.C. 231f."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 46734, Nov. 28, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "212"
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# 212.1 General.

In determining an individual's entitlement and amount of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act, an individual's military service creditable under the Railroad Retirement Act is used. This part defines military service as used under this Act and sets forth the criteria to determine the creditability of military service.