TN 12 (01-14)
   RS 01602.102 The Railroad Retirement (RR) Employment Question on Benefit Applications
   
   
   
   Applications for benefits all include a RR employment question, asking if the applicant
      or a spouse worked in RR employment for five (5) years or more. The response to the
      5-year RR employment question on a benefit application determines if you need to develop
      RR earnings.
   
   
    
   
   
      
         
            
            
         
         
            
            
               
               |           IF… |        THEN… | 
         
         
            
            
               
               | Claimant answers “no” (N) and Informational/certified Earnings Record System (ICERS)
                     displays fewer than 5 years (60 months) of RR earnings.
                   | No development required. | 
            
               
               | Claimant answers “no” (N) and ICERS displays 60 or more months of RR earnings | Development required if we use RR earnings to establish insured status or the amount
                     of the primary insurance amount (PIA). RS 01602.305.
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               | Claimant answers “yes” (Y) but ICERS displays less than 60 months of RR earnings | Development required unless the claimant agrees with the posted earnings after review.
                     RS 01602.305.
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