20 CFR 218.5
§ 218.5 General rules.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 218.5, § 218.5 General rules, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77112
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(a) An annuity begins either on the earliest date permitted by law, or on a specific date chosen by the applicant. If the applicant chooses a specific date, that date must not be before the earliest date permitted by law.
(b) An annuity may not begin on the thirty-first day of a month, unless the claimant would lose benefits if the annuity begins on the first day of the following month. No annuity is payable for the thirty-first day of any month.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.