[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR218.13]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 218_ANNUITY BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart B_When an Annuity Begins
 
Sec.  218.13  When a widow(er) annuity begins.

    (a) A widow(er) annuity begins on the later of either the date 
chosen by the applicant or the earliest date permitted by law.
    (b) Earliest date permitted by law--(1) Full-age annuity. The 
earliest date permitted by law is the latest of--
    (i) The first day of the month in which the employee dies;
    (ii) The first day of the month in which the claimant attains full 
retirement age; or
    (iii) The first day of the sixth month before the month in which the 
application is filed.
    (2) Reduced-age annuity--(i) Widow(er) age 60 through age 62. The 
earliest date permitted by law is the latest of--
    (A) The first day of the month in which the employee dies;
    (B) The first day of the month in which the claimant attains age 60; 
or
    (C) The first day of the sixth month before the month in which the 
application is filed.
    (ii) Widow(er) over age 62 but under full retirement age. The 
earliest date permitted by law is the latest of--
    (A) The first day of the month in which the employee dies;
    (B) The first day of the month in which the claimant attains age 62 
and one month; or
    (C) The first day of the month in which the application is filed.
    (3) Disability annuity. The earliest date permitted by law is the 
latest of--
    (i) The first day of the month in which the employee dies;
    (ii) The first day of the month in which the claimant attains age 
50;

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    (iii) The first day of the twelfth month before the month in which 
the application is filed; or
    (iv) The first day of the sixth month after the month of disability 
onset.
    (4) ``Child in care'' annuity. The earliest date permitted by law is 
the latest of--
    (i) The first day of the month in which the employee dies;
    (ii) The first day of the month in which the claimant becomes 
eligible for a widow(er) annuity based on having a ``child in care'' as 
explained in part 216 of this chapter; or
    (iii) The first day of the sixth month before the month in which the 
application is filed.

[54 FR 30725, July 24, 1989, as amended at 68 FR 39010, July 1, 2003]