{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-216.43","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 216.43","heading":"Effect of a supplemental annuity on other benefits.","body":"(a) Employee annuity. A supplemental annuity that begins after December 31, 1974, does not affect the payment of a regular employee annuity. A supplemental annuity beginning prior to 1975 causes a reduction in the employee annuity as provided by section 3(j) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937.\n(b) Spouse or survivor annuity. The payment of a supplemental annuity does not affect the amount of a spouse or survivor annuity.\n(c) Residual lump-sum. The amount of a supplemental annuity is not deducted from the gross residual lump-sum benefit. See part 234 of this chapter for an explanation of the residual lump-sum benefit.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 216—ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY","Subpart E—Supplemental Annuity"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"9e27e6c68838b4f86054f4217b30bac24cc8f697baed9feb408b69895e105913","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-216.42","next":"us/20-cfr-216.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}