Social Security's full-benefit retirement age is increasing gradually because of legislation passed by Congress in 1983. Traditionally, the full benefit age was 65, and early retirement benefits were first available at age 62, with a permanent reduction to 80 percent of the full benefit amount.
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otic. pertaining to the ear; aural. otic capsule. cartilaginous envelope which surrounds the nervous elements of the embryo's inner ear, and which subsequently ossifies. otic cup.the invagination of the otic placode, destined to form an otic vesicle and ultimately the inner ear.tic capsule. cartilaginous envelope which surrounds the nervous elements of the embryo's inner ear, and which subsequently ossifies. otic cup. the invagination of the otic placode, destined to form an otic vesicle and ultimately the inner ear.