---
kind: "unit"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Employees' Benefits"
key: "chII/subchB/part216"
level: "part"
label: "Part 216"
heading: "Eligibility for an Annuity"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216"
sections_count: 50
---

# Part 216 — Eligibility for an Annuity

Title 20 C.F.R. — Employees' Benefits › Chapter II — Railroad Retirement Board › Subchapter B — Regulations under the Railroad Retirement Act

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General](/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Current Connection With the Railroad Industry](/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Railroad and Last Non-Railroad Employment](/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Employee Annuity](/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Supplemental Annuity](/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Spouse and Divorced Spouse Annuities](/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Widow(er), Surviving Divorced Spouse, and Remarried Widow(er) Annuities](/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H — Child's Annuity](/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216-subpartH.md)
- [Subpart I — Parent's Annuity](/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216-subpartI.md)
- [Subpart J — Eligibility for More Than One Annuity](/cfr/20/chII-subchB-part216-subpartJ.md)