Credited years of service

Credited years of service — For a member covered prior to January nineteen hundred and eighty-five (1985) minus the calendar year of coverage plus the number of calendar years in which six (6) or more contributions have been paid from January nineteen hundred and eighty-five (1985) up to the calendar year containing the semester prior to the contingency. For a member covered in or after January nineteen hundred and eighty-five (1985), the number of calendar years in which six (6) or more contributions have been paid from the year of coverage up to the calendar year containing the semester prior to the contingency: Provided, That the Social Security Commission may provide for a different number of contributions in a calendar year for it to be considered as a credited year of service. (Sec. 3(q), R.A. No. 11199)