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

Collapse to view only § 839.411 - What can I elect if I was put in FERS by mistake?

Erroneous CSRS or CSRS Offset
- SECTION § 839.401 - What can I elect if I was put in CSRS or CSRS Offset by mistake?
Erroneous FERS
- SECTION § 839.411 - What can I elect if I was put in FERS by mistake?

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-Only	CSRS Offset or 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-Only	FERS or Social Security-Only.