---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 216.68"
title: "20"
number: "216.68"
heading: "Disability period for widow(er), surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/216.68"
---

# §216.68. Disability period for widow(er), surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er).


A widow(er), surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er) who has a disability as defined in [part 220](/cfr/20/part220.md) of this chapter is eligible for an annuity only if the disability began before the end of a period which:

- (a) **Begins in the later of—**
  - (1) The month in which the employee died;
  - (2) The last month for which the widow(er) or surviving divorced spouse was entitled to an annuity for having the employee's child in care; or
  - (3) The last month for which the widow(er) or surviving divorced spouse was entitled to a previous annuity based on disability; and
- (b) **Ends with the earlier of—**
  - (1) The month before the month in which the widow(er) or surviving divorced spouse or remarried widow(er) become 60 years old; or
  - (2) The last day of the last month of a 7-year period (84 consecutive months) following the month in which the period began.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 28692, June 24, 1991, unless otherwise noted.