# 20 CFR § 216.12: When current connection is required

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.12

## Section

- **Citation:** 20 CFR § 216.12
- **Heading:** When current connection is required
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 20—Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD > SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT > PART 216—ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY > Subpart B—Current Connection With the Railroad Industry

## Text

(a) A current connection is required to qualify an individual for the following types of railroad retirement benefits:
(1) An employee occupational disability annuity as described in subpart D of this part;
(2) A supplemental annuity as described in subpart E of this part;
(3) An employee vested dual benefit in certain cases;
(4) A survivor annuity as described in subparts G, H, and I of this part; and
(5) A lump-sum death payment as described in part 234 of this chapter.
(b) A current connection which was established when an employee's annuity began is effective for:
(1) Any annuity under this part for which the employee later becomes eligible; and
(2) Any survivor annuity under this part or a lump-sum death payment under part 234 of this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [20 CFR § 216.1 § 216.1 Introduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.1.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.2 § 216.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.2.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.3 § 216.3 Other regulations related to this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.3.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.11 § 216.11 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.11.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.12 § 216.12 When current connection is required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.12.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.13 § 216.13 Regular current connection test.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.13.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.14 § 216.14 Regular non-railroad employment that will not break a current connection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.14.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.15 § 216.15 Special current connection test.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.15.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.16 § 216.16 What is regular non-railroad employment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.16.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.17 § 216.17 What amount of regular non-railroad employment will break a current connection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.17.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.21 § 216.21 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.21.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.22 § 216.22 Work as an employee which affects payment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.22.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.23 § 216.23 Work which does not affect eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.23.md)
- [20 CFR § 216.24 § 216.24 Relinquishment of rights to return to work.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-216.24.md)

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