B-199478: Dec 23, 1980

PAY - RETIRED - SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN - SPOUSE - SOCIAL SECURITY OFFSET MOTHER'S BENEFIT A WIDOW'S SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN ANNUITY PAYMENTS WERE OFFSET TO THE EXTENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY MOTHER'S BENEFIT TO WHICH SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTITLED BASED ON THE DECEASED SERVICE MEMBER'S MILITARY SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE. SHE WAS ACTUALLY RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS BASED ON HER OWN WORK RECORD AND...

B-199478: Dec 23, 1980

A disbursing officer of the Army Finance and Accounting Center requested an advance decision as to whether or not the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity of a widow of a retired and deceased military member should be offset by Social Security benefits. The widow's mother's benefit and the offset were discontinued when her daughter attained the age of 18. As the surviving spouse of a retired member...