[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR226.72]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 226_COMPUTING EMPLOYEE, SPOUSE, AND DIVORCED SPOUSE ANNUITIES
--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart F_Reduction for Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits 
              Under a Federal, State, or Local Law or Plan
 
Sec. 226.72  Benefits that do not cause a reduction.

    The tier I is not reduced for the following types of benefits:

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    (a) A benefit paid under a law or plan that provided, on February 
18, 1981, for reducing the benefit for entitlement to a disability 
insurance benefit under the Social Security Act.
    (b) A Federal disability benefit based on service for other than a 
state or local government, if all or part of that service is covered 
under the Social Security Act.
    (c) A disability benefit paid by the Federal government or a state 
or local government based on state or local employment, if all or 
substantially all of that employment is covered under the Social 
Security Act. ``Substantially all'' means 85 percent or more of the 
employment.
    (d) A benefit paid by the Veteran's Administration.
    (e) Private disability benefits.
    (f) Amounts paid under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA).
    (g) Benefits based on need, such as welfare benefits or supplemental 
security income.