The Railroad Retirement Act is a Federal law that provides retirement and disability annuities for qualified railroad employees, as well as other benefit programs. These benefit programs are administered by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. It also has administrative responsibilities under the Social Security Act for certain benefit payments and railroad workers' Medicare coverage.
There are two types of Railroad disability annuities. The first is [Occupational Disability Annuity]. The second is [Total and Permanent Disability Annuity]. Following is an explanation of the requirements for each. For both types you must prove that you have a medically determinable severe impairment or combination of impairments that render you unable to work.
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