20 CFR § 220.30 - Special period required for eligibility of widow(er)s.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s220.30"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 220.30 - Special period required for eligibility of widow(er)s."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "220.30"
section_name: "Special period required for eligibility of widow(er)s."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "220"
part_name: "DETERMINING DISABILITY"
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. 231a; 45 U.S.C. 231f."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 12980, Mar. 28, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "220"
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# 220.30 Special period required for eligibility of widow(er)s.

In order to be found disabled for any regular employment, a widow(er) must have a permanent physical or mental impairment which prevented work in any regular employment since before the end of a specific period as defined in part 216 of this chapter.