Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 20 - Employees' Benefits last revised: Oct 27, 2026
§ 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.

authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f.
source: 56 FR 28692, June 24, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 20 CFR 216.93