Consultative Medical Opinion Services

The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is an independent federal agency that administers a retirement and survivor benefit program for railroad employees and their families. The RRB was established by the Railroad Retirement Acts of 1937 and 1974. Its benefit program was the forerunner of the more familiar Social Security System. The Railroad Retirement System is unique inasmuch as it is the only federally administered benefit program covering a single private industry.

The RRB also administers the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, which provides unemployment and sickness benefits to railroad employees. The RRB’s headquarters, is located in Chicago, Illinois. The RRB has a national network of 52 field offices. The RRB seeks the services of a group of licensed physicians who shall provide 1) medical expertise, advice and consultation in the area of disability benefit and claims matters, 2) advisory medical opinion services and (3) training for disability staff as required.