20 C.F.R. § 404.1343 When the limits on granting World War II and post-World War II wage credits do not apply.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
The limits on granting wage credits described in §404.1342 (c) and (d) do not apply— (a) If the wage credits are used solely to meet the insured status and quarters of coverage requirements for a period of disability as described in §§404.132 and 404.133; (b) If you are the surviving spouse or child of a veteran of the World War II period or post-World War II period and you are entitled under the Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930 to a survivor's annuity based on the veteran's active service and— (1) You give up your right to receive the survivor's annuity; (2) A benefit under the Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930 based on the veteran's active service was not payable to the veteran; and (3) Another Federal benefit is not payable to the veteran or his or her survivors except as described in paragraph (c) of this section; or (c) For the years 1951 through 1956, if another Federal benefit is payable by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, or the Public Health Service based on post-World War II active service but only if the veteran was also paid wages as a member of a uniformed service after 1956. [45 FR 16464, Mar. 14, 1980, as amended at 49 FR 24118, June 12, 1984]
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950– )
Subpart N—Wage Credits for Veterans and Members of the Uniformed Services
Amounts of Wage Credits and Limits on Their Use
§ 404.1343 When the limits on granting World War II and post-World War II wage credits do not apply.
