[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: 20CFR228.21]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 228_COMPUTATION OF SURVIVOR ANNUITIES--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B_The Tier I Annuity Component
 
Sec. 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.