| (a) The granting of restricted prior service credit
under §853.305 of the Act in combination with other credited
service earned by a member may result in the member becoming a vested
member, as defined by the Act.
(b) If, to establish that a member who is seeking to
establish restricted prior service credit qualifies for the restricted
prior service credit based on service within the Department of Defense,
the system receives a United States Department of Defense Certificate
of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Form DD 214 or any subsequent
version of such form) that reflects active duty or prior active duty
service by the member, the system may grant restricted prior service
credit based on the service reflected in the Department of Defense
certificate without receiving a detailed statement of the prior service
that is verified on a system form by an official custodian of personnel
records of the Department of Defense. A member seeking to establish
restricted prior service credit in accordance with this subsection
must satisfy all other requirements under §853.305 of the Act.
(c) If records in the custody of the system verify
that a member who is seeking to establish restricted prior service
credit qualifies for the restricted prior service credit based on
service credit previously canceled because of the member's withdrawal
of contributions from TMRS, the system will be deemed to have complied
with the verification requirements of §853.305(c) of the Act
and the system may grant the restricted prior service credit upon
satisfaction of the other applicable requirements. A member seeking
to establish restricted prior service credit in accordance with this
subsection must satisfy all other requirements under §853.305
of the Act.
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