[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.