TN 1 (06-10)
DI 11050.070 Guide Letter Referring NH to Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Dear :
We have examined your Social Security earnings record and considered the facts you
provided to us. Your record shows that you have not worked long enough under Social
Security to be eligible for disability insurance benefits.
The record shows you have at least 120 months of railroad service under the Railroad
Retirement Act, or at least 60 months of railroad service after December 31, 1995
under the Railroad Retirements and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001. You may be
eligible for benefits under these programs. You should contact the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) at [1] to determine if you qualify for benefits. If it is not convenient
for you to call or write your local RRB office, you may write to the Railroad Retirement
Board, Office of Programs - Disability Benefits Division, 844 N Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60611. Additional information about Railroad Retirement Board benefits is
available on the Internet at
http://www.rrb.gov/default.asp .
If you file a claim for a disability annuity with the Railroad Retirement Board, it
will also be considered an application to establish a period of disability under the
Social Security Act. When a person meets the minimum creditable railroad service requirements,
his/her railroad and Social Security earnings can be combined to establish a period
of disability freeze under the Social Security Act. They cannot, however, be combined
for the purpose of receiving Social Security disability benefits.
If a period of disability freeze is established, it may help you qualify for retirement
insurance benefits under Social Security after age 62. If you are already eligible
for retirement benefits, this period of disability freeze may increase the amount
of your benefit payments. If you wish to receive a formal determination of your status
under the Social Security Act, you should contact our office and file an application
for benefits.
SSA also provides benefits under the Supplemental Security Income program to individuals
who are disabled, blind or visually impaired, or age 65 or older and have limited
income and resources. Please contact our office if you have any questions about SSI
and wish to file an application.
We invite you to visit our website at www.socialsecurity.gov on the Internet to find
general information about Social Security. However, if you have any specific questions,
you can call us at 1-800-772-1213. We can answer most questions over the phone. If
you are deaf or hard of hearing, you may call our TTY number, 1-800-325-0778. You
can also write or visit your local Social Security office. Our office is located at:
[ 2 ]
If you call or visit our office, please have this letter with you. It will help us
answer your questions.
Sincerely yours,
District Manager
Fill-ins:
[1] Local address of servicing RRB FO
[2] Field office address
(This is a modification of the UTI REF001 REFERRAL, DOMESTIC ADDRESS. Field offices
could modify it further by adding the local telephone number, etc.)