The earnings items are needed to determine whether or not the individual is fully
insured for RIB or meets the QC requirement for HI, see HI 00801.066.
Item 2a and 2b asks the amount of total earnings for last year and this year. These
items give sufficient current earnings information to use in determining whether insured
status is affected when the earnings record is received
Item 2c asks whether you worked for a railroad after January 1, 1937. If the claimant
answers yes, the Railroad Retirement Board may need to be contacted.