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20 C.F.R. PART 225--PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT DETERMINATIONS

TITLE 20--Employees' Benefits

CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

SUBCHAPTER B--REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT

PART 225--PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT DETERMINATIONS

Subpart A--GENERAL

�225.1

Introduction.

�225.2

Definitions.

�225.3

PIA computation formulas.

�225.4

Limitation on amount of earnings used to compute a PIA.

Subpart B--PIA'S USED IN COMPUTING EMPLOYEE, SPOUSE AND DIVORCED SPOUSE ANNUITIES

�225.10

General.

�225.11

Tier I PIA.

�225.12

Combined Earnings Dual Benefit PIA.

�225.13

Social Security Earnings Dual Benefit PIA.

�225.14

Railroad Earnings Dual Benefit PIA.

�225.15

Overall Minimum PIA.

Subpart C--PIA'S USED IN COMPUTING SURVIVOR ANNUITIES AND THE AMOUNT OF THE RESIDUAL LUMP-SUM PAYABLE

�225.20

General.

�225.21

Survivor Tier I PIA.

�225.22

Employee RIB PIA used in survivor annuities.

�225.23

Combined Earnings PIA used in survivor annuities.

�225.24

SS Earnings PIA used in survivor annuities.

�225.25

RR Earnings PIA used in survivor annuities.

�225.26

Residual Lump-Sum PIA.

Subpart D--DELAYED RETIREMENT CREDITS

�225.30

General.

�225.31

PIA's to which DRC's are added.

�225.32

DRC's and the Special Minimum PIA.

�225.33

Months for which DRC's are due.

�225.34

How the amount of the DRC is figured.

�225.35

When a PIA used in computing a retirement annuity can be increased for DRC's.

�225.36

Effect of DRC's on survivor annuities.

Subpart E--COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES

�225.40

General.

�225.41

How a cost-of-living increase is determined and applied.

�225.42

Notice of the percentage amount of a cost-of-living increase.

�225.43

PIA's subject to cost-of-living increases.

�225.44

When a cost-of-living increase is payable.

Subpart F--RECOMPUTING PIA'S

�225.50

General.

�225.51

PIA's that are subject to recomputation.

�225.52

Reasons for recomputing a PIA.

�225.53

Recomputation to consider additional earnings.

�225.54

Recomputation when an employee is eligible for periodic pension payments based on other than railroad or social security earnings.

�225.55

Recomputation to use a new or different PIA formula.

�225.56

Automatic recomputation.

�225.57

Requesting a recomputation.

�225.58

Waiver of recomputation.

Subpart G--ADJUSTING PIA'S

�225.60

Adjustment at age 62 when employee is entitled to an annuity based on 30 years of railroad service.