5 CFR 831.643
§ 831.643 Time for filing applications for death benefits.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 831.643, § 831.643 Time for filing applications for death benefits, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/7722
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(a) A survivor of a deceased employee, Member, or retiree, may file an application for annuity, personally or through a representative, at any time within 30 years after the death of the employee, Member, or retiree.
(b) A former spouse claiming eligibility for an annuity based on § 831.683 may file an application at any time between November 8, 1984 and May 7, 1989. Within this period, the date that the first correspondence indicating a desire to file a claim is received by OPM will be treated as the application date for meeting timeliness deadlines and determining the commencing date of the survivor annuity under § 831.683 if the former spouse is eligible on that date.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.