20 CFR § 216.93 - Entitlement to more than one survivor annuity.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s216.93"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 216.93 - Entitlement to more than one survivor annuity."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "216.93"
section_name: "Entitlement to more than one survivor annuity."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "216"
part_name: "ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "45 U.S.C. 231f."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 28692, June 24, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "216"
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# 216.93 Entitlement to more than one survivor annuity.
If an individual is entitled to more than one survivor annuity, only the larger annuity will be paid. However, if the individual so chooses, he or she can receive the smaller annuity rather than the larger annuity.