---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 219.65"
title: "20"
number: "219.65"
heading: "Other types of evidence that may be required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/219.65"
---

# §219.65. Other types of evidence that may be required.

- (a) The Board may ask for a statement from an employer listing the annuitant's earnings by months and explaining any payments made to the annuitant when he or she was not working.
- (b) The Board may ask for copies of award notices from a public agency showing the amounts of periodic payments and the period covered by each payment.
- (c) The Board may ask for a statement from the applicant explaining discrepancies and may ask for sworn statements from persons who have personal knowledge of the facts or for any other convincing evidence.
- (d) The Board may ask for proof of the court appointment of a legal representative, such as:
  - (1) Certified copy of letters of appointment;
  - (2) “Short” certificate;
  - (3) Certified copy of order of appointment; or
  - (4) **Any official document issued by the clerk or other proper official of the appointing court.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 45 U.S.C 231f.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 31942, Aug. 3, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
