Entitlement as a spouse or divorced spouse and as a survivor.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 20
  3. Employees' Benefits
  4. Railroad Retirement Board
  5. Regulations Under the Railroad Retirement Act
  6. Computation of Survivor Annuities
  7. The Tier I Annuity Component
  8. Entitlement as a spouse or divorced spouse and as a survivor.

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§ 228.21 Entitlement as a spouse or divorced spouse and as a survivor.

If an individual is entitled to both a spouse or divorced spouse and survivor annuity, only the larger annuity will be paid. However, if the individual so chooses, he or she may receive the smaller annuity rather than the larger annuity.


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