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.
Atherosclerosis is a major cause of abdominal aortic aneurysm and is the most common kind of arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. This disease process can be seen in any blood vessel in the body and is the cause of coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) .