20 CFR § 228.22 - Entitlement to more than one survivor annuity.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s228.22"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 228.22 - Entitlement to more than one survivor annuity."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "228.22"
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: "228"
part_name: "COMPUTATION OF SURVIVOR ANNUITIES"
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: "60 FR 16368, Mar. 30, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "228"
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# 228.22 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 may receive the smaller annuity rather than the larger annuity.