20 CFR § 216.43 - Effect of a supplemental annuity on other benefits.

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title: "20 CFR § 216.43 - Effect of a supplemental annuity on other benefits."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
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section_name: "Effect of a supplemental annuity on other benefits."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
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subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "216"
part_name: "ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY"
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# 216.43 Effect of a supplemental annuity on other benefits.

(a) *Employee annuity.* A supplemental annuity that begins after December 31, 1974, does not affect the payment of a regular employee annuity. A supplemental annuity beginning prior to 1975 causes a reduction in the employee annuity as provided by section 3(j) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937.

(b) *Spouse or survivor annuity.* The payment of a supplemental annuity does not affect the amount of a spouse or survivor annuity.

(c) *Residual lump-sum.* The amount of a supplemental annuity is not deducted from the gross residual lump-sum benefit. See part 234 of this chapter for an explanation of the residual lump-sum benefit.