KEYWORDS: Survivor Benefits, SBP annuity 

DIGEST: The statute governing the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) requires that a service member that is not married when eligible to participate in the Plan must elect to cover the surviving spouse within one year of the marriage for the surviving spouse to be eligible to receive annuity payments.

CASE NO: 2019-CL-031402.2

DATE: 09/24/2019