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              -                   Earliest Annuity Beginning Date Permitted by Law              

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-  Overview 
-  Applying for Your Annuity 
-  When Your Annuity can Begin    -  File an Application 
  -  Earliest Annuity Beginning Date Permitted by Law 
  -  Stop Railroad Work 
  -  The Effects of Unemployment or Sickness Benefits After Your Date Last Worked 
  -  The Effects of Dismissal Allowance, Pay For Time Lost and Some Types of Vacation Pay 
  -  The Effects of a Separation Allowance After Your Date Last Worked 
-  Age Reductions For Employees Who Have Less Than 360 Months Service 
-  Deductions for Earnings 
-  Reductions for Other Benefits 
-  Reductions for Other Federal Programs 
-  After You Apply for Your Annuity 
-  Important Notices 

 

**General**

Most applicants select the earliest date permitted by law. This means the RRB will set your annuity beginning date as the very first day it could legally begin. If you choose to select a beginning date yourself, your annuity will begin on that date. However, the date you choose cannot be before the earliest date permitted by law.

The earliest age and service annuity beginning date permitted by law is the latest of the following:
                        - the day after the actual day you last worked in the railroad industry;
                        - the day after the last day of a period of Dismissal Allowance, Pay for Time Lost, or some types of Vacation Pay from the railroad industry;
                        - the first day of the first full month you meet the  age requirement ;
                        - the first day of the month in which your application is filed if your annuity is reduced for early retirement; or,
                        - the first day of the sixth month before the month in which you file your annuity application if your annuity is not reduced for early retirement.

**Advance Filing**

If Items 1-3 above apply, you can file your age and service application up to three months before the earliest annuity beginning date permitted by law. This will shorten the processing time of your annuity application.

**Delayed Filing**

Note that, if you delay filing for benefits, when items 4-5 apply, you may lose benefits for some or all of the period before the month in which you file.

   

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