5 C.F.R. Subpart D—Retirement Coverage Elections for Errors That Were Not Previously Corrected


Title 5 - Administrative Personnel


Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 839—CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT

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Subpart D—Retirement Coverage Elections for Errors That Were Not Previously Corrected

Erroneous CSRS or CSRS Offset

§ 839.401   What can I elect if I was put in CSRS or CSRS Offset by mistake?

If you were placed in CSRS or CSRS Offset due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in FERS, you may elect CSRS Offset or FERS. If you were placed in CSRS or CSRS Offset due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in Social Security-Only, you may elect CSRS Offset or Social Security-Only. This is summarized in the following chart:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------           You are in:            And you belong in:    You may elect:------------------------------------------------------------------------CSRS............................  FERS..............  CSRS Offset or                                                       FERS.CSRS Offset.....................  FERS..............CSRS............................  Social Security-    CSRS Offset or                                   Only.               Social Security-                                                       Only.CSRS Offset.....................  Social Security-                                   Only.------------------------------------------------------------------------

Erroneous FERS

§ 839.411   What can I elect if I was put in FERS by mistake?

If you were placed in FERS due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in CSRS, you may elect FERS or CSRS. If you were placed in FERS due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in CSRS Offset, you may elect FERS or CSRS Offset. If you were placed in FERS due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in Social Security-Only, you may elect FERS or Social Security-Only. This is summarized in the following chart:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------           You are in:            And you belong in:    You may elect:------------------------------------------------------------------------FERS............................  CSRS..............  FERS or CSRS.FERS............................  CSRS Offset.......  FERS or CSRS                                                       Offset.FERS............................  Social Security-    FERS or Social                                   Only.               Security-Only.------------------------------------------------------------------------

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