Average Final Pay TIMES Years of Credited Future Service EQUALS Your Credited Future Service Pension BENEFIT RATE FOR CREDITED FUTURE SERVICE The Benefit Rate is a percentage used to calculate your pension. The rate used usually depends on when you last or first earned an Hour of Vesting or Credited Service in Covered Employment, as shown below.
The exact cause of an enlarged abdominal aorta, also known as an abdominal aortic aneurysm, is unknown but the condition is linked to infection, tobacco use and hardening of the arteries, according to Mayo Clinic. The enlarged area often grows slowly and may be difficult to detect. Continue Reading.
Abnormal enlargement or bulging of the aorta, the largest blood vessel of the body, is not an unusual condition. Medical professionals refer to this as aneurysm of the great vessel, or aortic aneurysm. The enlargement usually affects only a small part of the vessel, so bulge is a more accurate description.he aorta is an artery, meaning it carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart. It is the main artery coming from the heart. 1  It extends from the left chamber (ventricle) of the heart and goes through the chest, down through the belly, or midsection of the body (abdomen), and into the pelvis (groin).