5 C.F.R. § 839.701
Is it correct that even though I had a qualifying retirement coverage error under the FERCCA, I may not have a choice of retirement coverage?
Cite as 5 C.F.R. § 839.701 (2026)
Under the FERCCA, the types of retirement coverage errors listed in § 839.241 trigger a right to make a retirement coverage election. The following chart summarizes the types of errors that do not trigger an election right:
You are in:
And you
belong in:
Your
coverage must be
corrected to:
CSRS Offset
CSRS
CSRS.
CSRS
CSRS Offset
CSRS Offset.
Social Security-Only
CSRS
CSRS.
Social Security-Only
CSRS Offset
CSRS Offset.
Social Security-Only
FERS
FERS.
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 839.241