POMS Reference

RS 00601: PIA and Benefit Amounts - Introduction

TN 10 (02-11)

 

AARF

Additional Adjusted Reduction Factor

ABO

Adjusted Blind Onset

AERO

Automatic Earnings Reappraisal Operation

AIME

Average Indexed Monthly Earnings

AJS

Automated Job Stream

AJS-1

Automated Job Stream AERO

AJS 3

Automated Job Stream Earnings Enforcement

AME

Average Monthly Earnings

AMW

Average Monthly Wage

ARF

Adjusted Reduction Factor

BRI

Benefit Rate Increase

CEXMAR

Current Excess Money Amount of Reduction

CFM

Combined Family Maximum

CMAR

Current Money Amount of Reduction

CMBA

Current Monthly Benefit Amount

COL

Cost-of-Living

COLA

Cost-of-Living Adjustment

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CPIA

Current Primary Insurance Amount

CREX

Current Reduced Excess

CS

Civil Service

CSA

Civil Service Annuity

CSAMT

Civil Service Amount

CSAMTEFFDT

Civil Service Amount Effective Date

CSAWDTE

Civil Service Award Date

CSCAN

Civil Service Claim Number

CSDOE

Civil Service Date of Eligibility

CSRS

Civil Service Retirement System

CSWEP

Civil Service Windfall Elimination Provision

CUR

Current Unreduced Rate

CUREX

Current Unreduced Excess

CY

Computation Years

DIB

Disability Insurance Benefit

DM

Divisor Months

DMAX

Disability Family Maximum

DNH

Deceased Number Holder

DOED

First Month of Entitlement to DIB

DOL

Department of Labor

DRC

Delayed Retirement Credit

DWB

Disabled Widow(er) Benefits

EC

Modernized Claim System Earnings Computation

EPE

Extended Period of Eligibility

FCER

Full Claims Earnings Record

FECA

Federal Employees' Compensation Act

FERS

Federal Employees' Retirement System

FMAX

Family Maximum

FRA

Full Retirement Age

GPO

Government Pension Offset

ICF

Interactive Computation Facility

IEDS

Independently Entitled Divorced Spouse

LSDP

Lump Sum Death Payment

MAR

Money Amount of Reduction

MBA

Monthly Benefit Amount

MBC

Monthly Benefit Credited

MBP

Monthly Benefit Payable

MCS

Modernized Claim System

MEF

Master Earnings File

MFB

Maximum Family Benefit

MOET

Month of Entitlement

MQGE

Medicare Qualified Government Employee

MSSR

Minimum Sole Survivor Rate

NEXMAR

New Excess Money Amount of Reduction

NMAR

New Money Amount of Reduction

NMBA

New Monthly Benefit Amount

NH

Number Holder

NPIA

New Primary Insurance Amount

NS

New Start

NUR

New Unreduced Rate

NUREX

New Unreduced Excess

OARF

Original Additional Reduction Factor

OB

Original Benefit

OPM

Office of Personnel Management

ORF

Original Reduction Factor

OS

Old Start

PDM

Permanent Deduction Month

PEBES

Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement

PIA

Primary Insurance Amount

PIB

Primary Insurance Benefit

PIFC

Primary Insurance Amount Factor Code

POS

Post Entitlement Online System

QC

Quarter of Coverage

RF

Reduction Factor

RIB

Retirement Insurance Benefit

RRB

Railroad Retirement Board

SCMAX

Saving Clause Maximum

SGA

Substantial Gainful Activity

SMI

Supplementary Medical Insurance

SSN

Social Security Number

TSP

Thrift Savings Plan

WC/PDB

Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit

WEP

Windfall Elimination Provision

WIB

Widow(er)'s Insurance Benefit

WINDEX

Widow(er)'s Indexing

YOC

Year of Coverage