CFR > Title 20 - Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD > SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT (parts 201 to 295) > PART 216—ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY > SUBPART H—Child's Annuity (§216.70 to §216.75) > 216.71—Who is eligible for a child's annuity.

216.71—Who is eligible for a child's annuity.

An individual is eligible for a child's annuity if the individual:
(a) Is a child of an employee who has completed 10 years of railroad service and had a current connection with the railroad industry when he or she died;
(b) Is not married at the time the application is filed;
(c) Is dependent upon the employee as defined in part 222 of this chapter; and
(d) Meets one of the following at the time the application is filed:
(1) Is under age 18; or
(2) Is age 18 or older and either:
(i) Is disabled as defined in part 220 of this chapter before attaining age 22 (the disability must continue through the time of application for benefits);
(ii) Is under age 19 and is a full-time student as defined in § 216.74 of this part; or
(iii) Becomes age 19 in a month in which he or she is a full-time student and has not completed the requirement for, or received a diploma or certificate from, a secondary school.