20 CFR § 217.25 - Who may cancel an application.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s217.25"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 217.25 - Who may cancel an application."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "217.25"
section_name: "Who may cancel an application."
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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# 217.25 Who may cancel an application.

An application may be cancelled by the claimant or a person described in § 217.17. If the claimant is deceased, the person who is or could be eligible for any annuity accrual under part 234 of this chapter may cancel the application for the annuity.