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Receiving Your Payments

Receiving Your Payments

 

All applicants filing for RRB benefits must choose to receive their annuity payments b y Direct Deposit to their financial institution or by Direct Express Debit MasterCard.

Even though your payments are paid electronically, be sure to keep your home address on our records current.

Direct Deposit

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How Payments Are Made

How Payments Are Made

 

The first payment you receive from the RRB will be separate from your annuity award letter. Annuities are payable at the beginning of the month following the month for which the annuity accrued. The payment that you receive at the beginning of the month actually represents the annuity that accrued for the previous month.

Advance Filing Cases

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Notice of Decision About Your Age and Service Application

Notice of Decision About Your Age and Service Application

 

When you are ready to retire, contact your RRB field office to file your employee annuity application.  Our goal is to process your application as quickly as possible.  Claims for some benefits may take longer to handle than others if they are more complex, or if we have to get information from other people or organizations. If this happens, we will give you an explanation and an estimate of the time required to make a decision.

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Proof Of Military Service

Proof Of Military Service

 

Proof of military service may be a certificate of discharge, or any official military record that shows the dates of service. If you cannot locate the military service record, contact the RRB for help.

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Proof Of Death

Proof Of Death

 

Proof of the death of the railroad employee is required with all applications for benefits as the survivor of the railroad employee. If the death occurred inside the United States, the best proofs of death include:

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Proof Of Age

Proof Of Age

 

Various types of acceptable proofs of age and the places to secure them are listed below. If you are unable to obtain one of these documents, you should contact the nearest office of the RRB. The people there will be glad to assist you.

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Proof of Divorce

Proof of Divorce

 

The best proof of divorce includes:

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Proof Of Marriage

Proof Of Marriage

 

The best proof of a ceremonial marriage is the original marriage certificate. If you cannot locate your original certificate, the following proofs are acceptable:

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General Information

General Information

 

Evidence submitted in support of an applicant's claim should be:

  • an original document; or
  • a copy of a public record certified by the custodian of the record; or
  • a facsimile, if it is sent to the RRB by the official custodian of the record.

Documents which have been altered in any way do not qualify as original or certified copies. Therefore, they cannot be used as evidence.

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Part IV - Furnishing Proof To Support Your Application

Part IV - Furnishing Proof To Support Your Application

 

Every application for a railroad retirement annuity must be accompanied by documentary evidence that supports the claim for benefits. The sections in this part discuss the types of acceptable evidence. If you are unable to secure the necessary information, please contact the nearest field office of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). The people there will be glad to assist you.

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