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Q. I am CSRS and on the verge of retirement with 40 years at age 66. I do not have 40 qualifying quarters for Social Security entitlement. My former spouse will be getting a portion of pension. She is Social Security-qualified. Will her Social Security payments be offset by the amount of my pension she receives because of the windfall elimination provision?

Q. In 1999, I voluntarily switched from CSRS to FERS after 22 years of CSRS service. Since 1999, I have been covered under FERS and paying Social Security. I plan to retire this year at age 67 after 36 years of service. I’ll have accumulated 54 calendar quarters of substantial and maximum earnings. At the time I elected to transfer from CSRS to FERS coverage, I was told that I’ll be exempt from windfall elimination provision deduction from Social Security benefits and that my spousal Social Security benefits will not be affected by the government pension offset. Is this correct?

Q. I have GEHA health insurance and primary and Tricare Standard as secondary coverage. When I reach age 65, my wife will be 64. Thus, how will Medicare apply to she and I? Must I keep my Federal Employees Health Benefits insurance until she is 65 to be covered by Medicare? I think my Tricare coverage will convert over to Tricare for Life at 65.

Q. I am eligible to retire from the Postal Service under CSRS with 37 years of service at age 57. My husband retired on disability from the Postal Service and took out the survivor annuity for me. When I retire and start receiving an annuity, if my husband should die, will I also receive the survivor benefit from my husband and my own retirement check?

Q. My father-in-law is 82 and has been retired from the federal government for approximately 20 years. He had survivor benefits for his wife, who passed away nine months ago. He is now engaged to a new woman and wants to marry her in a few months. He seems to think he must marry her within 18 months of the time his first wife passed for her to receive his survivor benefits. Is this true?

Q. I retired from the Postal Service and receive CSRS annuity only with survivor benefits, not eligible for Social Security. My wife retired and now receives Social Security on her prior wages. When I die, my wife will receive my CSRS annuity at a reduced rate. Will it affect the amount of Social Security she now receives? I know if I was eligible for Social Security, it would be at a reduced rate.

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