Once an employee has been awarded a disability annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), that individual is required to meet all disability earnings tests and is subject to continuing disability reviews until the disability annuity ends. An employee annuity based on disability ends with the earliest of the following:
- The last day of the month before the month in which the employee dies;
- The last day of the second month following the month in which the employee's disability ends; or
- The last day of the month before the month in which the employee attains full retirement age, also referred to as FRA. FRA is NEVER younger than age 66 for individuals born after 1942.