If the employee does not meet the requirements described in the section, Requirements The Employee Must Have Met, the RRB cannot pay you a lump-sum death payment. However, the Social Security Administration (SSA) may be able to pay you if you are the widow(er) who was living in the same household as the employee. Your application will be transferred to that agency.
A lump-sum death payment can be paid by either the RRB or SSA but not by both, even though the employee may have received payments from both agencies.