Railroad Retirement Board: review of commuter railroad occupational disability claims reveals potential program vulnerabilities

Original publisher: Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)535570654 Subject: Disability insurance claims -- United States. Excerpt: ... Enclosure I: Railroad Retirement Board Occupational Disability Benefit Program Briefing Slides continued Summary of Results • RRB has implemented a five-point plan to enhance its oversight of LIRR claims. While RRB officials stated that it is too early to assess the effect of the plan on disability decisions, the agency has approved nearly all of the occupational disability applications decided under the plan, as of April 30, 2009. 10 Page 15 GAO-09-821R Railroad Retirement Board