20 CFR § 217.19 - Representative of the claimant selected after application is filed.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s217.19"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 217.19 - Representative of the claimant selected after application is filed."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "217.19"
section_name: "Representative of the claimant selected after application is filed."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "217"
part_name: "APPLICATION FOR ANNUITY OR LUMP SUM"
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. 231d and 45 U.S.C. 231f."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 7647, Feb. 22, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "217"
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# 217.19 Representative of the claimant selected after application is filed.
(a) *Before benefits awarded.* If the Board selects a representative for an incompetent claimant (see part 266 of this chapter) after an application is filed but before the benefit is awarded, a new benefit application must be filed by the representative. However, benefits will be paid using the filing date of the original benefit application.
(b) *After benefits awarded.* If the Board selects a representative after a monthly annuity was awarded to another person, the representative must apply as a substitute payee on a form specifically designed for that purpose. A new annuity application is not required.