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If the member was retired, three types of TDA benefits may be payable: A one-time lump-sum payment of the TDA balance (if the member had maintained a TDA account through TDA Deferral status); a continuing monthly benefit based on the retirement payment option chosen by the member (if the member had annuitized the TDA account); and a fractional payment representing a portion of the TDA annuity payment for the month in which the member died (as long as the death did not occur on the last day of the month).
If the member was not retired, the one-time lump-sum benefit payable would equal the member’s TDA balance as of one day prior to the date of death. For more information, please see the Guide to Death Benefits for Beneficiaries of Retired Members or the Guide to Death Benefits for Beneficiaries of Non-Retired Members .