An employee is considered career RR if he or she meets the requirements for entitlement and eligibility for RR annuity. A career RR case is a Title II, Title XVI, or Title II/Title XVI claim filed by, or on behalf of, a RR worker who has at least 120 months (or at least 60 months after December 31, 1995) of RR service, or has been awarded a retirement or disability annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA).

NOTE: Refer to the Railroad Earnings Data (DRRE) screen in MCS EC (see MSOM MCSEC 001.020) or the ALERT and COMPUTATIONAL YEARLY EARNINGS data blocks in Information/Certified Earnings Records System (ICERS) to determine career RR worker status. (See SM 00349.045 and SM 00349.125).

A non-vested employee has less than 120 months (and less than 60 months after December 31, 1995) of RR service at time of adjudication.

A Childhood Disability Beneficiary (CDB) or Disabled Widow Beneficiary (DWB) is a claimant who is receiving, or has filed for, a RR annuity based on the deceased RR worker's RR earnings.

A CDB of a RR worker could be filing for:

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  CDB on the deceased RR worker’s record,

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  CDB on another parent’s record, or

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  Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) on their own record.

A DWB of a RR worker could be filing for:

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  DWB benefits on the deceased RR worker’s record,

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  DWB on another prior spouse’s record, or

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  DIB on their own record.

A CDB of a living RR worker who is or becomes entitled to a DIB or RIB with SSA.

A CDB of RR worker could be filing for:

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  CDB benefits on the living RR worker’s record,

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  CDB on another parent’s record, or

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  DIB on their own record.

An Auxiliary Spouse (AUXSPO) of living RR worker. In this case, he or she could be receiving an annuity due to age (62-65) or based on having a child in care. See Life Claims Under the Railroad Retirement Act RS 01601.120C. for information on spouse annuity.

An AUXSPO of living RR worker could be filing for:

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  DIB on their own earnings record or,

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  DWB on a prior spouse’s record (in rare situations).