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              -  Part V - General Information 
              -                   Beginning Date Of A Widow(er)'s Annuity              

## Topics

-  Part I - Applying For Your Annuity 
-  Part II - Types of Annuities 
-  Part III - Requirements For An Annuity 
-  Part IV - Furnishing Proof To Support Your Application 
-  Part V - General Information    -  If You Are Currently Receiving A Spouse Annuity 
  -  Beginning Date Of A Widow(er)'s Annuity 
  -  Beginning Date Of All Other Types Of Annuities 
  -  Effect Of A Monthly Annuity On Other Railroad Retirement Board Benefits 
  -  How Earnings Affect An Annuity 
  -  Credit For Employee's Military Service 
  -  Payments Received After The Employee's Death 
-  Part VI - After You Apply For Your Annuity 
-  Part VII - How Your Annuity Is Computed 
-  Part VIII - Medicare Benefits 
-  Part IX - Federal Income Tax And Your Benefits 
-  Paperwork Reduction Act and Privacy Act Notices 
-  Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability 
-  Fraud and Abuse Hot Line 

 

The beginning date of your annuity depends on several factors: the type of Widow(er)'s annuity for which you are applying, your age, and the date your application is filed at the RRB.

If you are applying for an annuity based on your age, your annuity can begin on the latest of the following dates.
                        - If you have attained full retirement age in the month of filing:	                           - The month the employee died.
                          - The month you attained full retirement age.
                          - The month preceding the month you attained full retirement age if the employee died in that month and you are a remarried widow(er) or surviving divorced spouse.
                          - Six months before the month in which you file the application, but not before you attain full retirement age.
                          - The month your remarriage ends if you are a remarried widow(er) or surviving divorced spouse who remarried before age 60. 
                        - If you are under full retirement age in the month of filing:	                           - The month the employee died.
                          - The month you became age 60.
                          - The month in which you file your application.
                          - The month your remarriage ends if you are a remarried widow(er) or surviving divorced spouse who remarried before age 60.
                          - Six months before the month in which you file the application if you are a widow(er) between ages 60 and 62. 

   

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