20 CFR § 229.68 - Reduction of DIB O/M.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s229.68"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 229.68 - Reduction of DIB O/M."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "229.68"
section_name: "Reduction of DIB O/M."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "229"
part_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY OVERALL MINIMUM GUARANTEE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "45 U.S.C. 231(f)(b)(5)."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 53397, Oct. 15, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
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# 229.68 Reduction of DIB O/M.

A reduction for entitlement to worker's compensation or a public disability benefit is applied after the DIB O/M is reduced for age and the family maximum. The spouse and child O/M benefits are first reduced proportionately. The employee O/M benefit is decreased by any remaining reduction amount.