5 C.F.R. § 841.202 Applications required.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) No benefit is payable under FERS, until after the claimant has applied for the benefit in the form prescribed by OPM. (b) An employee, Member, or survivor may exercise any option or make any election authorized by FERS only in the form prescribed by OPM.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 841—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Subpart B—Applications for Benefits
§ 841.202 Applications required.
