Title 20, Part 225 — Primary Insurance Amount Determinations

Introduction.

Definitions.

PIA computation formulas.

Limitation on amount of earnings used to compute a PIA.

General.

Tier I Pia.

Combined Earnings Dual Benefit PIA.

Social Security Earnings Dual Benefit PIA.

Railroad Earnings Dual Benefit PIA.

Overall Minimum PIA.

General.

Survivor Tier I PIA.

Employee RIB PIA used in survivor annuities.

Combined Earnings PIA used in survivor annuities.

SS Earnings PIA used in survivor annuities.

RR Earnings PIA used in survivor annuities.

Residual Lump-Sum PIA.

General.

PIA's to which DRC's are added.

DRC's and the Special Minimum PIA.

Months for which DRC's are due.

How the amount of the DRC is figured.

When a PIA used in computing a retirement annuity can be increased for DRC's.

Effect of DRC's on survivor annuities.

General.

How a cost-of-living increase is determined and applied.

Notice of the percentage amount of a cost-of-living increase.

PIA's subject to cost-of-living increases.

When a cost-of-living increase is payable.

General.

PIA's that are subject to recomputation.

Reasons for recomputing a PIA.

Recomputation to consider additional earnings.

Recomputation when an employee is eligible for periodic pension payments based on other than railroad or social security earnings.

Recomputation to use a new or different PIA formula.

Automatic recomputation.

Requesting a recomputation.

Waiver of recomputation.

Adjustment at age 62 when employee is entitled to an annuity based on 30 years of railroad service.