Q. I am retired under Civil Service, and because I earned enough quarters through outside employment, I was eligible for Social Security benefits. I have survivor’s benefits for my wife under my CS retirement in the event of my death. Will she also be eligible to receive all or part of my Social Security benefits? We are both 72, she also retired on disability under Social Security, and we have been married for 51 years. A: If you died, your wife would be entitled to the higher of the two Social Security benefits, her own or the survivor benefit based on…
Monthly Archives: August, 2012
Q. I am a 56-year-old retired military man. I have 10 years in with civil service. I have filed for military disability due to health problems associated with my military career. Can I draw 100 percent disability from the VA and file for disability from my civil service job and Social Security? If so, how does one calculate the resulting monthly payment? A. If you are approved for disability retirement, your annuity for the first 12 months would be 60 percent of your high-3, minus 100 percent of any Social Security disability benefit to which you are entitled. After that,…