KEYWORDS: RCSBP annuity, Survivor Benefits

DIGEST: Pursuant to a divorce decree, a member was required to provide an annuity for his former spouse and ordered to provide her with survivor’s benefits.  His former spouse timely requested a deemed election.  No appropriate action was taken by the member to change the survivor benefit coverage.  Therefore, his surviving spouse’s claim for the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) annuity must be denied.

CASE NO: 2018-CL-082703.2

DATE: 05/30/19