View presentation on how to file an application for sickness benefits

If you are sick or injured, you may be eligible to receive sickness benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). This booklet provides information about the requirements for receiving sickness benefits, the amount of benefits payable, and procedures for claiming benefits.

To receive sickness benefits, you must complete and file the enclosed Form SI-1a/b, Application for Sickness Benefits, within 10 days from the first day you want to claim benefits. An application is considered filed on the day it is received by the RRB; if you file late you may lose benefits.

For other qualifications for sickness benefits see "Eligibility Requirements on page 3".

You may be able to receive unemployment benefits if you are able to work but unemployed. Those benefits are described in a separate booklet, UB-10, Unemployment Benefits for Railroad Employees.

Important: If there is no application enclosed with this booklet or you wish to obtain a copy of the booklet UB-10, contact any RRB office, your railroad employer, your labor organization, a union official, or the RRB's Web site at www.rrb.gov.

This booklet contains general information and does not have the effect of law, regulation, or ruling. Certain exceptions, limitations, and special cases are not covered. If you have any questions about sickness or unemployment benefits, contact the nearest office of the RRB. When writing to the RRB, be sure to include your social security number.

Spanish translation booklets concerning railroad sickness and unemployment benefits are available from any office of the RRB.

Tenemos un librete en Español que explica los beneficios de los enfermos del ferrocarril. Lo pueden obtener en su oficina mas cercana del Railroad Retirement Board. Publicaciones en Español.